A Structural Analysis of the Health Expenditures and Portfolio Choices of Retired Agents

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A Structural Analysis of the Health Expenditures and Portfolio Choices of Retired Agents
Author(s)
Hugonnier J., Pelgrin F., St-Amour P.
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Swiss Finance Institute
Issued date
06/2010
Number
10-29
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Research Paper
Language
english
Abstract
Richer and healthier agents tend to hold riskier portfolios and spend proportionally less on health expenditures. Potential explanations include health and wealth effects on preferences, expected longevity or disposable total wealth. Using HRS data, we perform a structural estimation of a dynamic model of consumption, portfolio and health expenditure choices with recursive utility, as well as health-dependent income and mortality risk. Our estimates of the deep parameters highlight the importance of health capital, mortality risk control, convex health and mortality adjustment costs and binding liquidity constraints to rationalize the stylized facts. They also provide new perspectives on expected longevity and on the values of life and health.
Keywords
asset allocation, expected lifetime, health production function, mortality risk, recursive utility, value of health, value of life
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