Staff Bios
Nicole Maestas 
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Economist Santa Monica Office |
EducationPh.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; M.P.P. Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in English and Spanish, Wellesley College |
ExpertiseLabor economics; economics of aging; health economics |
Policy AreasSocial Security; Medicare; retirement; economic status of the elderly |
Recent Projects
- Understanding Joint Retirement Decisions in Couples: A US-UK Comparison, with Pierre-Carl Michaud, James Banks and Richard Blundell
- Labor Supply Effects of the Interaction between Social Security Disability and Retirement Benefits
- What Does Self-Reported Health Measure? with Moshe Buchinsky and Iliana Reggio
- Peer Groups and Employment Outcomes: Evidence Based on Conditional Random Assignment in the U.S. Army, with Pinar Karaca-Mandic and Seo Yeon Hong
- Self-Employment Among Older Workers, with Lynn Karoly and Julie Zissimopoulos
Selected Publications
"Does Medicare Save Lives?" with David Card and Carlos Dobkin, NBER Working Paper #w13668, September 2007. Forthcoming, Quarterly Journal of Economics.
"The Impact of Nearly Universal Insurance Coverage on Health Care Utilization and Health: Evidence from Medicare," with David Card and Carlos Dobkin, American Economic Review, forthcoming 2008.
"Cohort Differences in Retirement Expectations and Realizations," in Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?, eds. Brigitte Madrian, Olivia Mitchell, and Beth Soldo, Oxford University Press, 2007.
"Back to Work: Expectations and Realizations of Work after Retirement," RAND Working Paper WR-196, September 2005. Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Human Resources.
"Medical Expenditure Risk and Household Portfolio Choice," with Dana Goldman, NBER Working Paper #11818, November 2005. Under Review.
"Burnout and the Retirement Decision," with Xiaoyan Li, MRRC Working Paper #166, October 2007.
"The Effect of Retirement Incentives on Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Self-Employed in the United States and England," with Julie Zissimopoulos and Lynn Karoly, July 2006. Under Review.
"Price Variation in Markets with Homogeneous Goods: The Case of Medigap," with Mathis Schroeder and Dana Goldman, RAND Working Paper WR-504, January 2006.
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