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S F Gohmann

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PubMed1996

Emotional and psychological consequences of sexual harassment: a descriptive study.

The emotional and psychological consequences of sexual harassment were investigated. On the basis of previous empirical evidence concerning the correlates of sexual harassment, the role of the working relationship between harasser and target, type of harassment, gender composition of the work group, duration of the harassment, and gender were examined in relation to two psychological states: feelings about work and emotional/physical condition.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

Retirement differences among the respondents to the retirement history survey.

Recent studies have simulated the effect of changes in the Social Security system on the retirement age of married White men. The retirement decision for single people, Blacks, and women, however, may differ from those of married White men. This study used data for respondents to the Retirement History Survey and found that estimated retirement equations for married Black men and single White women are significantly different from the retirement equation estimated for married White men. Blacks and single White women have substantially lower retirement wealth than married White men, and their Social Security wealth makes up a larger portion of their total wealth. As a consequence, their retirement responses to the changes in the Social Security system are also likely to differ from those of married White men. We found that, relative to married White men, the wealth and substitution responses to the increase in the normal retirement age for Social Security benefit acceptance are larger for single White men, single Black men, and single White women. The results suggest that estimates of the retirement responses of married men to changes in Social Security or pensions are not necessarily representative of the retirement responses of the population as a whole.

Black or African American↗
PubMed1990

Medicaid payment rates for nursing homes, 1979-86.

The issue of the cost containment effects of payment systems on per diem payments by Medicaid to nursing homes is addressed. Estimates of real payment rates as a function of broadly defined payment system classifications and economic and demographic variables using State-level data are presented. Little support for the notion that prospective payment systems substantially restrain payment rates for intermediate care facilities is found, but some model specifications indicate possible cost savings associated with prospective payment systems for skilled nursing facilities. Significant methodological concerns that need to be addressed in future research on the cost containment effects of payment systems are also discussed.

Cost Control↗
PubMed1989

Retirement responses to social security changes.

Workers often retire at an age later than the age at which they accept Social Security benefits. This study employed a life-cycle model of individual utility to examine the effects of Social Security provisions on the timing of benefit acceptance and retirement. The behavioral responses of older workers are estimated with a two-equation logit model using data from the Retirement History Study. The results indicate that the legislated increase in the age of eligibility for full Social Security benefits beginning in the 21st century will have relatively small effects on the ages of retirement and benefit acceptance. The mandated decrease in the earnings test tax also is predicted to have only a small effect on the behavior of older persons.

Actuarial Analysis↗