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Record Nr.

UNINA9910968255603321

Titolo

Studies in the economics of aging / / edited by David A. Wise

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994

ISBN

9786611224103

9781281224101

1281224103

9780226903316

0226903311

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Collana

A National Bureau of Economic Research project report

Altri autori (Persone)

WiseDavid A

Disciplina

305.26

Soggetti

Aging - Economic aspects

Old age - Economic aspects

Retirement - Economic aspects

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 May 1992, held at St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending -- 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 -- 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving -- 5. Some Thoughts on Savings -- 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models -- 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly -- 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons -- 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan -- 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans -- 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

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.