Demography and the economy / edited by John B. Shoven.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shoven, John B.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demography--Economic aspects.

Demography.

Fertility, Human--Economic aspects.

Fertility, Human.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Demographics is a vital field of study for understanding social and economic change and it has attracted attention in recent years as concerns have grown over the aging populations of developed nations. Demographic studies help make sense of key aspects of the economy, offering insight into trends in fertility, mortality, immigration, and labor force participation, as well as age, gender, and race specific trends in health and disability. Demography and the Economy explores the connections between demography and economics, paying special attention to what demographic trends can reveal about the sustainability of traditional social security programs and the larger implications for economic growth. The volume brings together some of the leading scholars working at the border between the two disciplines, and it provides an eclectic overview of both fields. Contributors also offer deeper analysis of a variety of issues such as the impact of greater wealth on choices about marriage and childbearing and the effects of aging populations on housing prices, Social Security, and Medicare.

Contents:

The future of American fertility / Samuel H. Preston and Caroline Sten Hartnett

Comment: Gopi Shah Goda

Fertility theories: can they explain the negative fertility-income relationship? / Larry E. Jones, Alice Schoonbroodt and Michèle Tertilt

Comment: Amalia R. Miller

Women's education and family behavior: trends in marriage, divorce and fertility / Adam Isen and Betsey Stevenson

Comment: Enrico Moretti

Adjusting government policies for age inflation / John B. Shoven and Gopi Shah Goda

Comment: Warren C. Sanderson

Old Europe ages: reforms and reform backlashes / Axel Börsch-Supan and Alexander Ludwig

Comment: Alan J. Auerbach

The final inequality: variance in age at death / Shripad Tuljapurkar

Comment: Victor R. Fuchs

Demographic trends, housing equity, and the financial security of future retirees / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti and David A. Wise

Comment: Thomas Davidoff

Aging populations, pension operations, potential economic disappointment and its allocation / Sylvester J. Schieber

Comment: Steven F. Venti

Financing Medicare: a general equilipbrium analysis / Orazio Attanasio, Sagiri Kitao and Giovanni L. Violante

Comment: Moshe Buchinsky

Italians are late: does it matter? / Francesco C. Billari and Guido Tabellini

Comment: Luigi Pistaferri.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786613058560

9781283058568

1283058561

9780226754758

0226754758

OCLC:

701057095