Mel Stephens, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
AREC Seminar Series: Changes in Nutrient Intake at Retirement
| When |
Apr 18, 2018
from 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM |
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| Where | 3121 Symons Hall |
| Contact Name | Mary Zaki |
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About the presentation
While the literature finding a decrease in food expenditures at retirement suggests households do not adequately save for retirement, subsequent evidence that nutrient intake is unaffected by retirement tempers these concerns. Across multiple methods—pooling cross-sectional datasets spanning more than forty years and using longitudinal data—we find that nutrient intake falls at retirement. Improvements in dietary intake data collection methods, which reduced survey non-response and increased reported dietary intake, can reconcile the differences between our results and previous findings.
NOTE: MPRC Faculty Associates interested in meeting with Mel Stephens, please email Mary Zaki for specific appointment.