Steven Stillman LMPG - New Zealand Department of Labour   56 The Terrace PO Box 3705 Wellington, New Zealand   steven.stillman@lmpg.dol.govt.nz   http://www.thestillmans.org/econ.html   Biographical Sketch: My current research examines various dynamic aspects of household well-being in Russia and New Zealand. In recent papers, I have analyzed the effect of economic shocks on household consumption, interhousehold transfers, and individual nutrition in Russia, and the effect of retirement on household consumption and health in the US. Other work has examined employment, private sector labor supply, and labor earnings in Russia.   Primary Research Focus: Dynamic Aspects of Household Well-Being   JEL Areas: F3 : International Finance: General E0 : Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics: General