Studies in the Economics of Aging
1st Edition
Published on 1. December 2007
472 pages
978-0-226-90331-6 (ISBN)
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Studies in the Economics of Aging is the fourth book in a series from the National Bureau of Economic Research that addresses economic issues in aging and retirement. Building on the research in The Economics of Aging (1989), Issues in the Economics of Aging (1990), and Topics in the Economics of Aging (1992), this volume examines elderly population growth and government spending, life expectancy and health, saving for retirement and housing values, aging in Germany and Taiwan, and the utilization of nursing home and other long-term care.
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David A. Wise
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University of Chicago Press
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Content
- Intro
- Studies in the Economics of Aging
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Demographic Transition and the Federal Budget
- 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending
- II. Death Rates and Life Expectancy
- 2. Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population
- 3. Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages
- III. Retirement Saving
- 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving
- 5. Some Thoughts on Savings
- IV. Retirement Behavior
- 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models
- V. Demographic Transition and Housing Values
- 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly
- VI. International Comparisons
- 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons
- 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan
- VII. Long-Term Care
- 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans
- 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care
- Contributors
- Author Index
- Subject Index
