Title: Investments in human capital and longevity
Supervisor: Tom Van Ourti
Project Description
People that are diagnosed with a lethal disease experience a shock in life expectancy. This might change their economic behavior (saving, labor force participation, health behavior, etc). The goal of this thesis is to study how individuals react to such health shocks.
Dataset(s)
Existing surveys need to be screened
Skills required
Stata, concentration index