What you need to know about the economics of growing old (but were afraid to ask) : a provocative reference guide to the economics of aging / edited by Teresa Ghilarducci.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghilarducci, Teresa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aging--Economic aspects--United States.

Aging.

Old age--Economic aspects--United States.

Old age.

Older people--United States--Economic conditions.

Older people.

Old age--Economic aspects.

Aging--Economic aspects.

United States.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2004]

Contents:

The status of the elderly

No exit

Quality over quantity

The life expectancy of the elderly

Elderly poverty : higher than you think

Big spenders and gamblers : the elderly in debt

The social security system

Old age and social disability insurance

Paying your dues

Reaping the benefits

Who stands to gain

Redistribution of wealth

The freedom to work act

Growth of beneficiaries vs. contributors

Dependents : mouths to feed

Do the old eat the young?

Exploitation of Mexico

The economic path to old age

Welfare histories, welfare futures?

The implications of welfare dependency

Retirement savings habits

Spend, spend, spend

Debt

Annuities

Private pensions

A bias in 401(k) plans

Thinking ahead

Who's the boss?

Changing social norms

From housewife to single mother

Dependent no more : working women

Living longer

When the elderly work for pay

Church ladies becoming Wal-Mart greeters

Elder work and youth unemployment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-133).

ISBN:

0268029636

OCLC:

55960855