While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich … model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply … that while medical expenses are an important driver of the savings of middle-income singles, bequest motives matter for …

While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich … model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply … that while medical expenses are an important driver of the savings of middle-income singles, bequest motives matter for …

We model the saving problem of retired couples and singles facing uncertain longevity and medical expenses in presence … and we then evaluate the relative importance of the various savings motives and the risk exposure of couples' versus … singles …

While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich … model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply … that while medical expenses are an important driver of the savings of middle-income singles, bequest motives matter for …

While the savings of retired singles tend to fall with age, those of retired couples tend to rise. We estimate a rich … model of retired singles and couples with bequest motives and uncertain longevity and medical expenses. Our estimates imply … that while medical expenses are an important driver of the savings of middle-income singles, bequest motives matter for …