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How do the risks of living long and facing high medical expenses affect the elderly’s saving behavior?
Abstract: This article shows that the elderly, especially those with high lifetime incomes, maintain large asset holdings to account for the possibility of their living a long time and facing high medical expenses.
Keywords: Income; Medical care; Life expectancy;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Part of Series: Chicago Fed Letter
Publication Date: 2012
Issue: Jan
Order Number: 294