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Studies in the economics of aging
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- ISBN: 0226903311 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9780226903316 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 0226902943 (acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 9780226902944
- ISBN: 9780226903316
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1 online resource (xi, 456 p.) : ill. - Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1994.
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| General Note: | CatBulkString:apr.11.13 Multi-User. Papers presented at a National Bureau of Economic Research Conference on the Economics of Aging in May 1992, held at St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands. CatMonthString:apr.13 |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction / David Wise -- The impact of the demographic transition on government spending / Shoven, Topper, Wise ; Comment / Hurd -- Methods for projecting the future size and health status of the U.S. elderly population / Manton, Stallard, Singer -- Longer life expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of reductions in mortality rates at advanced ages / Vaupel, Lundstrom ; Comment (ch. 2 and 3) / Diamond, Hurd -- 401(k) plans and tax-deferred saving / Poterba, Venti, Wise ; Comment / Skinner -- Some thoughts on savings / Edward P. Lazear ; Comment / Skinner ; Comment (ch. 4 and 5) / Bernheim -- Pension plan provisions and retirement: Men and women, Medicare, and models / Lumsdaine, Stock, Wise ; Comment / Rust, Smith -- Demographics, the housing market, and the welfare of the elderly / McFadden ; Comment / N. Gregory Mankiw -- Aging in Germany and the United States: International comparisons / Axel Borsch-Supan ; Comment / N. Gregory Mankiw -- Saving, Growth and Aging in Taiwan / Deaton, Paxson ; Comment / Jonathan Skinner -- forecasting nursing home utilization of elderly Americans / Dick, Garber, MaCurdy -- Policy options for long-term care / Cutler, Sheiner ; Comment (ch. 10 and 11) / Jonathan Feinstein. |
| Source of Description Note: | Description based on print version record. |
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