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TOPIC:
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SHORT-TERM IMPACT OF INCOME ON MORTALITY: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH KOREA’S PUBLIC PENSION PROGRAMS
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ABSTRACT
We examine the short-term impact of pension income receipt on older adults’ mortality by exploiting the pension disbursement date falling on the 25th of every month in South Korea. Using the national death registry data, we document that the mortality rate decreases by two percent in the week of the disbursement date compared to the prior week. The effects are larger i) among those with lower educational attainment or without spouses, ii) when individuals are required to wait for a longer period before the next disbursement, and iii) during the summer/winter season with greater demands for air conditioning/heating.
Keywords: income effect, liquidity constraints, public pension, mortality, older adults
JEL Codes: H55, I18
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PRESENTER
Kanghyock Koh
Korea University
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RESEARCH FIELDS
Health Economics
Public Economics
Labor Economics
Applied Microeconomics
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DATE:
13 October 2022 (Thursday)
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TIME:
4pm - 5.30pm
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VENUE:
Meeting Room 5.1, Level 5
School of Economics
Singapore Management University
90 Stamford Road
Singapore 178903
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