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Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics [electronic resource] : Volume 22, Focus on economic outcomes in later life : public policy, health, and cumulative advantage / Stephen Crystal, Dennis Shea, volume editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics ; v.22.
- Annual review of gerontology and geriatrics ; v.22
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aging--Economic aspects.
- Aging.
- Old age--Economic aspects.
- Old age.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 p.)
- Edition:
- 22th ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Springer Publishing Company, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward Whitehouse,
- Contents:
- Contents; 1. Introduction: Cumulative Advantage, Public Policy, and Inequality in Later Life; 2. Cumulative Advantage and Gerontological Theory; 3. Income, Wealth, and Late-Life Inequality in the United States; 4. Cross-National Comparisons of Retirement Income; 5. Measurement of Late-Life Income and Wealth; 6. Gender Differences in Pension Wealth and Their Impact on Late-Life Inequality; 7. Human Capital and the Long-Term Effects of Education on Late-Life Inequality; 8. Socioeconomic Background and Midlife Health in the United States; 9. Late-Life Morbidity Trajectories and SES
- 10. Saving, Public Policy, and Late-Life Inequality 11. The Economic Future of the Baby Boom Generation; 12. Conclusion: Prospects for Retirement Resources in an Aging Society; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-80645-5
- 9786611806453
- 0-8261-1398-2
- OCLC:
- 437109793
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