Issues in the economics of aging [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Wise

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910450578103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1990
• ISBN: 1-281-43116-8; 9786611431167; 0-226-90326-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (408 p.)
• Collana: National Bureau of Economic Research project report
• Altri autori (Persone): WiseDavid A
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetti: Old age - Economic aspects - United States; Retirement - Economic aspects - United States; Older people - Housing - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "... papers presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Aging, in Carefree, Arizona, in May 1988"--P. 1.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- National Bureau of Economic Research -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- 1. But They Don't Want to Reduce Housing Equity -- 2. The Dynamics of Housing Demand by the Elderly: User Cost Effects -- 3. A Dynamic Analysis of Household Dissolution and Living Arrangement Transitions by Elderly Americans -- 4. The American Way of Aging: An Event History Analysis -- 5. Why Don't the Elderly Live with Their Children? A New Look -- 6. Predicting Nursing Home Utilization among the High-Risk Elderly -- 7. The Pension Inducement to Retire: An Option Value Analysis -- 8. The Joint Retirement Decision of Husbands and Wives -- 9. How Do the Elderly Form Expectations? An Analysis of Responses to New Information -- 10. Adjusting to an Aging Labor Force -- 11. Behavior of Male Workers at the End of the Life Cycle: An Empirical Analysis of States and Controls -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This companion volume to The Economics of Aging (1989) examines the economic consequences of an increasingly older population, focusing on the housing and living arrangements of the elderly, as well as their labor force participation and retirement.