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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wise, David A.

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retirement--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Retirement.

Retirement income--Congresses.

Retirement income.

Aging--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Aging.

Older people--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Older people.

Older people--Health and hygiene--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Older people--Health and hygiene.

Older people--Economic conditions.

Aging--Economic aspects.

Retirement--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 420 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.

Contents:

Retirement saving. Life-cycle asset allocation strategies and the distribution of 401(k) retirement wealth / James M. Poterba ... [et al.], comment: Robert J. Willis ; Reducing the complexity costs of 401(k) participation through quick enrollment / James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian, comment: Jonathan Skinner

Intergenerational transfers. Population aging and intergenerational transfers: introducing age into national accounts / Andrew Mason ... [et al.], comment: Andrew Samwick

Retirement behavior. The effect of large capital gains or losses on retirement / Michael D. Hurd, Monika Reti, and Susann Rohwedder, comment: Courtney Coile ; Early retirement, social security and well-being in Germany / Axel Börsch-Supan and Hendrik Jürges

4. Health and economic circumstances. How do the better educated do it? : socioeconomic status and the ability to cope with underlying impairment / David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum, and Kate A. Stewart, comment: Michael D. Hurd ; Why do Europeans smoke more than Americans? / David M. Cutler and Edward L. Glaeser ; Trends in prescription drug use by the disabled elderly / Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, and Thomas Macurdy, comment: Jonathan Skinner ; Health and well-being in Udaipur and South Africa / Anne Case and Angus Deaton, comment: Amitabh Chandra

3. The SES health gradient on both sides of the Atlantic / James Banks ... [et al.].

Notes:

Papers presented at a conference held in Carefree, Ariz., in May 2005.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9780226903354

0226903354

OCLC:

255013542

Publisher Number:

99937660883