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Support from the National Institute on Aging is gratefully acknowledged. Many thanks to Megan Beckett for helping us access the literature, and to two anonymous referees and the editor for very helpful comments.
Michael D. Hurd is Senior Economist, RAND, Santa Monica, California. His E-mail address is mhurd@rand.org.
Arie Kapteyn is Senior Economist, RAND, Santa Monica, California. His E-mail address is kapteyn@rand.org.
The data used in this article can be obtained beginning November 2003 through October 2006 from ARie Kapteyn, RAND, 1700 Main Street, PO Box 2138, Santa Monica, Ca 90407-2138.
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Hurd, M., Kapteyn, A. (2005). Health, Wealth, and the Role of Institutions. In: De Gijsel, P., Schenk, H. (eds) Multidisciplinary Economics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26259-8_28
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