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Eric French
Researcher at University College London
Publications - 117
Citations - 5230
Eric French is an academic researcher from University College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicaid & Minimum wage. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 111 publications receiving 4651 citations. Previous affiliations of Eric French include Economic Policy Institute & Center for Economic and Policy Research.
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The Effects of Health, Wealth, and Wages on Labour Supply and Retirement Behaviour
TL;DR: In this paper, a life cycle model of labour supply, retirement, and savings behavior in which future health status and wages are uncertain is presented, and the model establishes that the tax structure of the Social Security system and pensions are key determinants of the high observed job exit rates at ages 62 and 65.
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Why do the Elderly Save? The Role of Medical Expenses
TL;DR: In this article, a model of saving for retired single people that includes heterogeneity in medical expenses and life expectancies, and bequest motives, was constructed for single people with high medical expenses.
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Why Do the Elderly Save? The Role of Medical Expenses
Mariacristina De Nardi,Mariacristina De Nardi,Mariacristina De Nardi,Eric French,John Bailey Jones,John Bailey Jones +5 more
TL;DR: The authors constructed a model of saving for retired single people that includes heterogeneity in medical expenses and life expectancies, and bequest motives, and estimated the model using AHEAD data and the method of simulated moments.
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The effects of health insurance and self-insurance on retirement behavior
Eric French,John Bailey Jones +1 more
TL;DR: Using data from the Health and Retirement Study, a dynamic programming model of retirement is estimated that accounts for both saving and uncertain medical expenses, suggesting that Medicare is important for understanding retirement behavior, and that uncertainty and saving are both important forUnderstanding the labor supply responses to Medicare.
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The Effect of Disability Insurance Receipt on Labor Supply
Eric French,Jae Song +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors exploit the effectively random assignment of judges to disability insurance cases to estimate the causal impact of disability insurance receipt on labor supply. And they find that benefit receipt reduces labor force participation by 26 percentage points three years after a disability determination decision, although the reduction is smaller for older people, college graduates, and those with mental illness.