LEADER 04721nam 22007454a 450 001 9910458492703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-12615-2 010 $a9786611126155 010 $a0-226-90328-1 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226903286 035 $a(CKB)1000000000398518 035 $a(EBL)408404 035 $a(OCoLC)476228899 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000220322 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191256 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000220322 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10142887 035 $a(PQKB)11289971 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000115660 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408404 035 $a(DE-B1597)523783 035 $a(OCoLC)1135613386 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226903286 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408404 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10209979 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112615 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000398518 100 $a20040212d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aPerspectives on the economics of aging$b[electronic resource] /$fedited by David A. Wise 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (549 p.) 225 1 $aA National Bureau of Economic Research conference report 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-226-90305-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$t1. The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence --$t2. For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior --$t3. Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look --$t4. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior --$t5. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States --$t6. Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality over Time in Britain and the United States --$t7. Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions --$t8. Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, and Health among the Elderly --$t9. Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century --$t10. Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among U.S. Elderly --$t11. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status --$tContributors --$tAuthor Index --$tSubject Index 330 $aThis book investigates several important issues in the economics of aging, including the accumulation of wealth and the relationship between health and financial prosperity. Examining the changes in savings behavior and investment priorities in the United States over the past few decades, contributors to the volume point to a dramatic shift from employer-managed, defined benefit pensions to employee-controlled retirement savings plans. Further, the legislative reforms of the 1980's and the booming stock market of the 1990's did their share to influence individual wealth accumulation patterns of Americans. These studies also explore the relationship between health status and economic status. Considering issues like pension income and health, mortality, and medical care, contributors present evidence from the United States, Britain, South Africa, and Russia. The volume culminates with wide-ranging discussions on a number of key topics in the field including the innovations that have contributed to a decline in mortality rates; the various medical advances that have benefited populations over time; and the determinants of expenditures on health. The findings with regard to cross-sectional differences in health outcomes and health care utilization also pose troubling questions for policymakers seeking to democratize health care across regions and races. 410 0$aNational Bureau of Economic Research conference report. 606 $aOlder people$zUnited States$xEconomic conditions 606 $aRetirement$xEconomic aspects$zUnited States 606 $aRetirement income$zUnited States 606 $a401(k) plans 606 $aIndividual retirement accounts$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOlder people$xEconomic conditions. 615 0$aRetirement$xEconomic aspects 615 0$aRetirement income 615 0$a401(k) plans. 615 0$aIndividual retirement accounts 676 $a332.024/0084/60973 701 $aWise$b David A$0124389 712 02$aNational Bureau of Economic Research. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458492703321 996 $aPerspectives on the economics of aging$92004173 997 $aUNINA