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

• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1998
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (350 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetto topico: Older people - United States - Economic conditions; Health insurance - Economic aspects - United States; Retirement - Economic aspects - United States; Medical economics - United States
• Altri autori: WiseDavid A
• Note generali: "This volume consists of papers presented at a conference held at Carefree, Arizona, in May 1995"--Pref.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- National Bureau of Economic Research -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Insurance or Self-Insurance? Variation, Persistence, and Individual Health Accounts -- 2. What Is Technological Change? -- 3. Lump-Sum Distributions from Retirement Saving Plans : Receipt and Utilization -- 4. Does Medicare Eligibility Affect Retirement? -- 5. Caring for the Elderly: The Role of Adult Children -- 6. Measuring Poverty among the Elderly -- 7. The Covariance Structure of Mortality Rates in Hospitals -- 8. Household Wealth of the Elderly under Alternative Imputation Procedures -- 9. Subjective Survival Curves and Life Cycle Behavior -- 10. Cause-Specific Mortality among Medicare Enrollees -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: For over a decade, the National Bureau of Economic Research has sponsored the Economics of Aging Program, under the direction of David A. Wise. The program addresses issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people. Within the next twenty years, an unprecedented proportion of Americans will be over sixty-five. New research in the economics of aging is an essential element of understanding what the future holds for this aging population. Inquiries in the Economics of Aging presents both empirical papers that consider questions that are fundamental to public policy and more theoretical contributions that lay new groundwork for future research in the economics of aging. Inquiries in the Economics of Aging provides a timely overview of some of the most important questions facing researchers on aging and outlines new techniques and models that may help to answer these questions. This important volume will be of great interest to specialists and policy makers as it paves the way for future analysis.
• Titolo autorizzato: Inquiries in the economics of aging
• ISBN: 1-281-43115-X; 9786611431150; 0-226-90325-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910823266803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: National Bureau of Economic Research project report.