Perspectives on the economics of aging [[electronic resource] /] / edited by David A. Wise |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.024/0084/60973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WiseDavid A |
Collana | A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Retirement - Economic aspects - United States Retirement income - United States 401(k) plans Individual retirement accounts - United States |
Soggetto non controllato | age, aging, elderly, older, old, political economy, government, governing, economics, wealth, money, finances, health, healthy, healthcare, medical support, prosperity, savings, behavior, investments, priorities, united states of america, american culture, usa, pensions, retirement, reform, accumulation, personal income, mortality, great britain, south africa, british, african, russia, russian, policy, democracy, democratization |
ISBN |
1-281-12615-2
9786611126155 0-226-90328-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence -- 2. For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior -- 3. Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look -- 4. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior -- 5. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States -- 6. Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality over Time in Britain and the United States -- 7. Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions -- 8. Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, and Health among the Elderly -- 9. Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century -- 10. Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among U.S. Elderly -- 11. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784612003321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Perspectives on the economics of aging / / edited by David A. Wise |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (549 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.024/0084/60973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WiseDavid A |
Collana | A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
Soggetto topico |
Older people - United States - Economic conditions
Retirement - Economic aspects - United States Retirement income - United States 401(k) plans Individual retirement accounts - United States |
Soggetto non controllato | age, aging, elderly, older, old, political economy, government, governing, economics, wealth, money, finances, health, healthy, healthcare, medical support, prosperity, savings, behavior, investments, priorities, united states of america, american culture, usa, pensions, retirement, reform, accumulation, personal income, mortality, great britain, south africa, british, african, russia, russian, policy, democracy, democratization |
ISBN |
1-281-12615-2
9786611126155 0-226-90328-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence -- 2. For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior -- 3. Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look -- 4. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior -- 5. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States -- 6. Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality over Time in Britain and the United States -- 7. Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions -- 8. Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, and Health among the Elderly -- 9. Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century -- 10. Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among U.S. Elderly -- 11. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808585103321 |
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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