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Overview

Kathleen McGarry is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. The researcher's work is primarily situated in the social sciences, with a focus on several subfields including demography, general health professions, sociology and political science, health, and gender studies.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of areas related to family dynamics, health, and employment. These topics include:

  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
  • Global Health Care Issues

Kathleen McGarry has published research in multiple academic venues. Frequent publications appear in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Journal of Population Economics
  • Contemporary Economic Policy
  • Innovation in Aging

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Declines in Wealth Among US Older Adults at Risk of Dementia," 2023, JAMA Neurology
  • "Perceptions of Mortality: Individual Assessments of Longevity Risk," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Brothers, sisters, and support to older parents: separate spheres across and within support types?" 2025, Journal of Population Economics
  • "Issue Information," 2020, Contemporary Economic Policy
  • "Long-Term Care Around the World," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal

The researcher collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Jonathan Skinner
  • Lauren Hersch Nicholas
  • Amy S. Kelley
  • Jing Li
  • Shao-Pang Wang

Best Publications

  • Multiple Dimensions of Private Information: Evidence from the Long-Term Care Insurance Market

    Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry

  • The Predictive Validity of Subjective Probabilities of Survival

    Michael D. Hurd;Kathleen McGarry

  • Evaluation of the Subjective Probabilities of Survival in the Health and Retirement Study

    Michael D. Hurd;Kathleen McGarry

  • Transfer Behavior in the Health and Retirement Study: Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources within the Family

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Transfer Behavior: Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources within the Family

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Inter vivos transfers and intended bequests

    Kathleen McGarry;Kathleen McGarry

  • The Burden of Health Care Costs for Patients With Dementia in the Last 5 Years of Life

    Amy S. Kelley;Kathleen McGarry;Rebecca Gorges;Jonathan S. Skinner

  • Transfer Behavior With the Family: Results from the Asset and Health Dynamics Survey

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert Schoeni

  • Health and Retirement Do Changes in Health Affect Retirement Expectations

    Kathleen McGarry

  • Transfer Behavior within the Family: Results from the Asset and Health Dynamics Survey

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Preference Heterogeneity and Insurance Markets: Explaining a Puzzle of Insurance

    David M. Cutler;Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry

  • Transfer Behavior Within the Family: Results From the Asset and Health Dynamics Study

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Medical insurance and the use of health care services by the elderly

    Michael D. Hurd;Kathleen McGarry

  • Social security, economic growth, and the rise in elderly widows' independence in the twentieth century

    Kathleen Mcgarry;Robert F. Schoeni

  • Job Change Patterns and the Wages of Young Men

    Audrey Light;Kathleen McGarry

  • Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests

    Audrey Light;Kathleen McGarry

  • Dynamic Inefficiencies in Insurance Markets: Evidence from long-term care insurance *

    Amy Finkelstein;Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry;Kathleen McGarry;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

  • Private Information and its Effect on Market Equilibrium: New Evidence from Long-Term Care Insurance

    Amy Finkelstein;Kathleen McGarry

  • The Relationship Between Job Characteristics and Retirement

    Michael Hurd;Kathleen McGarry

  • Long-Term Care Insurance Demand Limited By Beliefs About Needs, Concerns About Insurers, And Care Available From Family

    Jeffrey R. Brown;Gopi Shah Goda;Kathleen McGarry

  • Measurement and the Redistribution of Resources Within the Family

    Kathleen McGarry;Robert Schoeni

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert F. Schoeni
Robert F. Schoeni University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael D. Hurd
Michael D. Hurd RAND Corporation
Jonathan S. Skinner
Jonathan S. Skinner Dartmouth College
Amir Sufi
Amir Sufi University of Chicago
Jeffrey R. Brown
Jeffrey R. Brown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David M. Cutler
David M. Cutler Harvard University
V. Joseph Hotz
V. Joseph Hotz Duke University
Suzanne M. Bianchi
Suzanne M. Bianchi University of California, Los Angeles
Nancy J. Cox
Nancy J. Cox Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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