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UNINA9910821382803321 |
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Titolo |
The economics of aging / / edited by David A. Wise |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 1989 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-07028-2 |
9786612070280 |
0-226-90322-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (ix, 416 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research project report |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Older people - United States - Economic conditions |
Older people - Economic aspects - United States |
Older people - Housing - United States |
Retirement - Economic aspects - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Papers presented at a conference held at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana, 19-21 March 1987"--Acknowledgments. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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