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

Hugonnier, Julien N.
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Pelgrin, Florian
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St-Amour, Pascal
2010
Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 10-29

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.

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research article
DOI
10.2139/ssrn.1633342
Author(s)
Hugonnier, Julien N.
Pelgrin, Florian
St-Amour, Pascal
Date Issued

2010

Published in
Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 10-29
Subjects

Asset allocation

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Expected lifetime

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Health production function

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Mortality risk

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Recursive utility

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Value of health

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Value of life

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NON-REVIEWED

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Available on Infoscience
August 13, 2013
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