Studies in the economics of aging /

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Imprint:Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1994.
Description:xi, 456 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:National Bureau of Economic Research project report
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Format: Print Book
Local Note:University of Chicago Library's copy 2 has original dustjacket.
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1616944
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Other authors / contributors:Wise, David A.
ISBN:0226902943 (cloth : acid-free paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending
  • 2. Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population
  • 3. Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages
  • 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving
  • 5. Some Thoughts on Savings
  • 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models
  • 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly
  • 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons
  • 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan
  • 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans
  • 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care
  • Contributors
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index