Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S. (2009)
Kapteyn, Arie, Van Soest, Arthur, Smith, James P.
To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as “do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or...
Effects of Design in Web Surveys: Comparing Trained and Fresh Respondents (2008)
Toepoel, Vera, Das, Marcel, Van Soest, Arthur
In this paper, we investigate whether there are differences in the effect of instrument design between trained and fresh respondents. In three experiments, we varied the number of items on a screen,...
Bellemare, Charles, Kröger, Sabine, Van Soest, Arthur
We specify and estimate an econometric model which separately identifies distributional preferences and the effects of perceived intentions on responder behavior in the ultimatum game. We allow the...
Bellemare, Charles, Kröger, Sabine, Van Soest, Arthur
We specify and estimate an econometric model which separately identifies distributional preferences and the effects of perceived intentions on responder behavior in the ultimatum game. We allow the...
Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P., Van Soest, Arthur, Banks, James
Many western industrialized countries face strong budgetary pressures due to the aging of the baby boom generations and the general trends toward earlier ages of retirement. The commonality of these...
Michaud, Pierre-Carl, Van Soest, Arthur
This study examines the effect of the 2000 repeal of the earnings test above the normal retirement age on retirement expectations of workers aged 51 to 61 – their probabilities to work past age 62...
Savings, Portfolio Choice, and Retirement Expectations. (2006)
Van Soest, Arthur, Kapteyn, Arie
Studying household investment behavior is essential for understanding the full consequences of old age social security benefits. Using data from six waves of the Health and Retirement Study, we...
The Impact of Misperceptions about Social Security on Saving and Well-being. (2006)
Rohwedder, Susann, Van Soest, Arthur
Earlier research suggests that many people in their fifties and early sixties are not well informed about their Social Security benefit entitlements in old age. This paper investigates the effect of...
Bellemare, Charles, Kröger, Sabine, Van Soest, Arthur
We combine the choice data of proposers and responders in the ultimatum game, their expectations elicited in the form of subjective probability questions, and the choice data of proposers...
Bellemare, Charles, Kröger, Sabine, Van Soest, Arthur
We combine the choice data of proposers and responders in the ultimatum game, their expectations elicited in the form of subjective probability questions, and the choice data of proposers...
International Comparisons of Work Disability (2004)
Banks, James, Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P, Van Soest, Arthur
Self-reported work disability is analyzed in the US, the UK and the Netherlands. Different wordings of the questions lead to different work disability rates. But even if identical questions are...
Dynamics of work disability and pain
Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P., Van Soest, Arthur
This paper investigates the role of pain dynamics in subsequently affecting dynamics in self-reported work disability and the dynamics of employment patterns of older workers in the US. Not only is...
Health and wealth of elderly couples: Causality tests using dynamic panel data models
Michaud, Pierre-Carl, Van Soest, Arthur
A positive relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and health, the "health-wealth gradient", is repeatedly found in many industrialized countries. This study analyzes competing explanations...
Taxes, Benefits and Labour Market Responses: New Evidence for
Callan, Tim, Layte, Richard, Van Soest, Arthur, Walsh, John R.
Three main goals are achieved in this study. Estimates are provided of how strongly the labour supply of Irish married couples is linked to the financial rewards from work, based on best practice...
Lane, Philip, McCoy, Selina, Smith, Stephen, Smyth, Emer, Van Soest, Arthur, Walsh, John R., ...
Opening Address - Brendan Whelan Assessing Ireland's Fiscal Strategy: Recent Experiments and Future Plans Philip Lane of Trinity College Dublin presents a paper reviewing a number of innovations...
Mobility in the Urban Labor Market: A Panel Data Analysis for Mexico
Gong, Xiaodong, Van Soest, Arthur, Villagomez, Elizabeth
We analyze mobility in urban Mexico between three labor market states: working in the formal sector, working in the informal sector, and not working. A dynamic multinomial logit panel data model with...
The Puzzle of Muslim Advantage in Child Survival in India
Bhalotra, Sonia R., Valente, Christine, Van Soest, Arthur
The socio-economic status of Indian Muslims is, on average, considerably lower than that of upper caste Hindus. Muslims have higher fertility and shorter birth spacing and are a minority group that,...
Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P., Van Soest, Arthur
We analyze the determinants of global life satisfaction in two countries (The Netherlands and the U.S.), by using both self-reports and responses to a battery of vignette questions. We find global...
Heterogeneity in Risky Choice Behaviour in a Broad Population
Von Gaudecker, Hans-Martin, Van Soest, Arthur, Wengström, Erik
We analyse risk preferences using an experiment with real incentives in a representative sample of 1,422 Dutch respondents. Our econometric model incorporates four structural parameters that vary...
Selection and Mode Effects in Risk Preference Elicitation Experiments
Von Gaudecker, Martin, Van Soest, Arthur, Wengström, Erik
We combine data from a risk preference elicitation experiment conducted on a representative sample via the Internet with laboratory data on students for the same experiment to investigate effects of...
Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S.
Kapteyn, Arie, Smith, James P., Van Soest, Arthur
To analyze the effect of health on work, many studies use a simple self-assessed health measure based upon a question such as "do you have an impairment or health problem limiting the kind or amount...
How Sensitive Are Retirement Decisions to Financial Incentives: A Stated Preference Analysis
Voňková, Hana, Van Soest, Arthur
We study effects of financial incentives on the retirement age using stated preference data. Dutch survey respondents were given hypothetical retirement scenarios describing age(s) of (partial and...