Insights in the Economics of Aging / David A. Wise.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wise, David A., editor.

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.

Older people.

Retirees--United States--Economic conditions.

Retirees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 388 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The fraction of the population over age sixty-five in many developed countries is projected to rise, in some cases sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn growing interest to research on the health and economic circumstances of individuals as they age. Many individuals are retiring from paid work, yet they are living longer than ever. Their well-being is shaped by their past decisions such as their saving behavior, as well as by current and future economic conditions, health status, medical innovations, and a rapidly evolving landscape of policy incentives and supports. The contributions to Insights in the Economics of Aging uncover how financial, physical, and emotional well-being are integrally related. The authors consider the interactions between financial circumstances in later life, such as household savings and home ownership, physical circumstances such as health and disability, and emotional well-being, including happiness and mental health.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Introduction / Wise, David A. / Woodbury, Richard

1. Trends in Pension Cash- Out at Job Change and the Effects on Long- Term Outcomes / Armour, Philip / Hurd, Michael D. / Rohwedder, Susann

2. Liquidity in Retirement Savings Systems: An International Comparison / Beshears, John / Choi, James J. / Hurwitz, Joshua / Laibson, David / Madrian, Brigitte C.

3. House Price Volatility and the Housing Ladder / Banks, James / Blundell, Richard / Oldfield, Zoë / Smith, James P.

4. What Determines End- of-Life Assets? A Retrospective View / Poterba, James M. / Venti, Steven F. / Wise, David A.

5. Understanding the Improvement in Disability- Free Life Expectancy in the US Elderly Population / Chernew, Michael / Cutler, David M. / Ghosh, Kaushik / Landrum, Mary Beth

6. Are Black- White Mortality Rates Converging? Acute Myocardial Infarction in the United States, 1993- 2010 / Chandra, Amitabh / Hoppenfeld, Tyler / Skinner, Jonathan

7. Measuring Disease Prevalence in Surveys: A Comparison of Diabetes Self- Reports, Biomarkers, and Linked Insurance Claims / Heiss, Florian / McFadden, Daniel / Winter, Joachim / Wuppermann, Amelie / Zhu, Yaoyao

8. Challenges in Controlling Medicare Spending: Treating Highly Complex Patients / MaCurdy, Thomas / Bhattacharya, Jay

9. Movies, Margins, and Marketing: Encouraging the Adoption of Iron- Fortified Salt / Banerjee, Abhijit / Barnhardt, Sharon / Duflo, Esther

10. Suicide, Age, and Well- Being: An Empirical Investigation / Case, Anne / Deaton, Angus

11. Does Retirement Make You Happy? A Simultaneous Equations Approach / Fonseca, Raquel / Kapteyn, Arie / Lee, Jinkook / Zamarro, Gema

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 22. Okt 2019)

Other Format:

Print version :

OCLC:

979417573