Advances in the Economics of Aging.

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Author / Creator:Wise, David.
Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1996.
Description:1 online resource (368 pages).
Language:English
Series:National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report
National Bureau of Economic Research project report.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11347141
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ISBN:9780226903200
0226903206
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Summary:This volume presents innovative research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons: labor market behavior, health care, housing and living arrangements, and saving and wealth. Specific topics include the effect of labor market rigidities on the employment of older workers; the effect on retirement of the availability of continuation coverage benefits; and the influence of the prospective payment system (PPS) on rising Medicare costs. Also considered are the effects of health and wealth on living arrangement decisions; the incentive effects of employer-provided pension plans; t.
Other form:9780226903026