Aging issues in the United States and Japan / edited by Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David A. Wise.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ogura, Seiritsu.

Tachibanaki, Toshiaki, 1943-

Wise, David A.

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--United States--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Older people.

Older people--Japan--Economic conditions--Congresses.

Age distribution (Demography)--Economic aspects--United States--Congresses.

Age distribution (Demography).

Age distribution (Demography)--Economic aspects--Japan--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The population base in both the United States and Japan is growing older and, as those populations age, they provoke heretofore unexamined economic consequences. This cutting-edge, comparative volume, the third in the joint series offered by the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Japan Center for Economic Research, explores those consequences, drawing specific attention to four key areas: incentives for early retirement; savings, wealth, and asset allocation over the life cycle; health care and health care reform; and population projections. Given the undeniable global importance of the Japanese and U.S. economies, these innovative essays shed welcome new light on the complex correlations between aging and economic behavior. This insightful work not only deepens our understanding of the Japanese and American economic landscapes but, through careful examination of the comparative social and economic data, clarifies the complex relation between aging societies, public policies, and economic outcomes.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement

2. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle

3. The Social Security System and the Demand for Personal Annuity and Life Insurance: An Analysis of Japanese Microdata, 1990 and 1994

4. An Empirical Investigation of Intergenerational Consumption Distribution: A Comparison among Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom

5. The Third Wave in Health Care Reform

6. Concentration and Persistence of Health Care Costs for the Aged

7. The Effects of Demographic Change on Health and Medical Expenditures: A Simulation Analysis

8. Choice among Employer-Provided Insurance Plans

9. Employees' Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980's-1990's

10. The Motivations for Business Retirement Policies

11. Promotion, Incentives, and Wages

12. What Went Wrong with the 1991-92 Official Population Projection of Japan?

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611125950

9781281125958

1281125954

9780226620831

0226620832

OCLC:

437247549