Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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970054 | Journal of Public Economics | 2010 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This paper shows how home equity may substitute for long-term care insurance (LTCI). The elderly commonly hold substantial wealth in the form of home equity that is rarely spent before death, except for after moves to long-term care facilities. Absent strong bequest motives implies that marginal utility fluctuates less across health states than one would predict based on a standard model without wealth tied up in housing. Numerical examples show that this “asset commitment” may substantially weaken LTCI demand.
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Authors
Thomas Davidoff,