TY  - JOUR
AU  - Gustman,Alan L.
AU  - Mitchell,Olivia S.
AU  - Steinmeier,Thomas L.
TI  - Retirement Research Using the Health and Retirement Survey
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 4813
PY  - 1994
Y2  - August 1994
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w4813
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w4813.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Alan L. Gustman
Department of Economics
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH  03755-3514
Tel: 603/646-2641
Fax: 603/646-2122
E-Mail: ALAN.L.GUSTMAN@DARTMOUTH.EDU

Olivia S. Mitchell
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
3620 Locust Walk, St 3000 SH-DH
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6302
Tel: 215-898-0424
Fax: 215/898-0310
E-Mail: mitchelo@wharton.upenn.edu
AB  - This paper highlights unanswered research questions in the economics of retirement, and shows how these issues can be addressed using the new Health and Retirement Survey (HRS).  Unique features of the survey are described including administrative records on earnings and social security benefits, and employer provided data on pensions and health insurance.  Also collected are indicators of retirement plans, health status, family structure, income, wealth and employer policies affecting job opportunities and constraints.  Data from the first wave of the HRS are used to analyze retirement outcomes and constraints shaping retirement behavior.
ER  -