Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics [[electronic resource] ] . Volume 22 Focus on economic outcomes in later life : public policy, health, and cumulative advantage / / Stephen Crystal, Dennis Shea, volume editors

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Springer Publishing Company, c2003
• Edizione: 22th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.6
• Soggetto topico: Aging - Economic aspects; Old age - Economic aspects
• Altri autori: CrystalStephen <1946-> SheaDennis
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; 1. Introduction: Cumulative Advantage, Public Policy, and Inequality in Later Life; 2. Cumulative Advantage and Gerontological Theory; 3. Income, Wealth, and Late-Life Inequality in the United States; 4. Cross-National Comparisons of Retirement Income; 5. Measurement of Late-Life Income and Wealth; 6. Gender Differences in Pension Wealth and Their Impact on Late-Life Inequality; 7. Human Capital and the Long-Term Effects of Education on Late-Life Inequality; 8. Socioeconomic Background and Midlife Health in the United States; 9. Late-Life Morbidity Trajectories and SES ; 10. Saving, Public Policy, and Late-Life Inequality 11. The Economic Future of the Baby Boom Generation; 12. Conclusion: Prospects for Retirement Resources in an Aging Society; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward Whitehouse,
• Titolo autorizzato: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics
• ISBN: 1-281-80645-5; 9786611806453; 0-8261-1398-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782675203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics ; ; v.22.