Explorations in the Economics of Aging

Name: Explorations in the Economics of Aging
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ISBN: 9780226903378

ISBN-10: 0226903370

ISBN-13: 9780226903378

Edition: 2011

Authors: David A. Wise

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The next two decades will mark a new phase in the demographic transition of the United States as baby boomers become eligible for Social Security and Medicare. Drawing on evidence from the United States and other nations,Explorations in the Economics of Agingyields important new findings on how economic decisions by households and policy choices by governments will influence the effects of this demographic shift. It explores topics such as the implications of differential mortality rates by income on Social Security, the link between cognition and economic outcomes, and scale variations in self-reported work disability. This volume will be an important reference for economists and…

Book details

List price: $137.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/1/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 0.65" wide x 0.90" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

David A. Wise is the John F. Stambaugh Professor of Political Economy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is the area director of Health and Retirement Programs and director of the Program on the Economics of Aging at the National Bureau of Economic Research.



Preface


Introduction




Retirement Saving



Family Status Transitions, Latent Health, and the Post-Retirement Evolution of Assets




How Does Simplified Disclosure Affect Individuals' Mutual Fund Choices?




Health Care Costs



The Risk of Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditure at the End of Life




Cost Growth in Medicare: 1992 to 2006




The Demand for Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage: Evidence from Four Waves of the Retirement Perspectives Survey




Socioeconomic Circumstances and Health



Differential Mortality by Income and Social Security Progressivity




Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey




Aging, Religion, and Health




Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the United States




Aging in Less Developed Countries



Is Decentralized Iron Fortification a Feasible Option to Fight Anemia among the Poorest?




Requiescat in Pace? The Consequences of High-Priced Funerals in South Africa



Contributors


Author Index


Subject Index