The economics of aging [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Wise

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454053603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1989
• ISBN: 1-282-07028-2; 9786612070280; 0-226-90322-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Collana: A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
• Altri autori (Persone): WiseDavid A
• Disciplina: 305.2/6/0973
• Soggetti: Older people - United States - Economic conditions; Older people - Economic aspects - United States; Older people - Housing - United States; Retirement - Economic aspects - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Papers presented at a conference held at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, 19-21 March 1987"--Acknowledgments.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographies and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Overview -- 1. Aging, Moving, and Housing Wealth -- 2. The Dynamics of Housing Demand by the Elderly: Wealth, Cash Flow, and Demographic Effects -- 3. Housing Patterns and Mobility of the Aged: The United States and West Germany -- 4. Household Dissolution and the Choice of Alternative Living Arrangements among Elderly Americans -- 5. How Much Care Do the Aged Receive from Their Children? A Bimodal Picture of Contact and Assistance -- 6. The Wealth and Poverty of Widows: Assets Before and After the Husband's Death -- 7. The Poverty of Widows: Future Prospects -- 8. The Social Security Cost of Smoking -- 9. Long-Term Care, Wealth, and Health of the Disabled Elderly Living in the Community -- 10. Employee Retirement and a Firm's Pension Plan -- 11. The Timing of Retirement: A Comparison of Expectations and Realizations -- 12. A Dynamic Programming Model of Retirement Behavior -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Economics of Aging presents results from an ongoing National ; Bureau of Economic Research project. Contributors consider the housing mobility and living arrangements of the elderly, their labor force participation and retirement, the economics of their health care, and their financial status. The goal of the research is to further our understanding both of the factors that determine the well-being of the elderly and of the consequences that follow from an increasingly older population with longer individual life spans. Each paper is accompanied by critical commentary.