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Does ill health affect savings intentions? Evidence from SHARE

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This paper uses data from SHARE 2004 to analyze one possible causal pathway of the health-wealth gradient, namely differences in the marginal propensity to save and spend across different health states. Conditional on age and current wealth, I find weak relationships between health and the intended use of a hypothetical windfall gift as well bequest expectations. The overall effect of health on wealth through this link is positive but very small.

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  • Hendrik Jürges, 2007. "Does ill health affect savings intentions? Evidence from SHARE," MEA discussion paper series 07139, Munich Center for the Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy.
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