Studies in the economics of aging [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Wise

• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, c1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (472 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.26
• Soggetto topico: Aging - Economic aspects; Old age - Economic aspects; Retirement - Economic aspects
• Soggetto non controllato: aging, elderly, retirement, economics, wealth, healthcare, medicare, health insurance, pensions, 401k, employment, labor, long-term care, nursing home, living arrangements, taiwan, germany, population growth, housing values, life expectancy, government spending, sweden, mortality, policy, tax-deferred saving, gender, nonfiction, social security
• Altri autori: WiseDavid A
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Studies in the economics of aging
• ISBN: 1-281-22410-3; 9786611224103; 0-226-90331-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784831703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: National Bureau of Economic Research project report.