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Discoveries in the Economics of Aging / ed. by David A. Wise

Wise, David A., 1937- [Hrsg.]

Conference ; (Carefree, Ariz.) : 2013.05.

Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2014 [© 2014]

IX, 456 S. : graph. Darst.

Englisch

Introduction / David A. Wise and Richard WoodburyEvidence for significant compression of morbidity in the elderly U.S. population / David M. Cutler, Kaushik Ghosh, and Mary Beth Landrum ; comment: Daniel McFadden and Wei Xie

The lifetime risk of nursing home use / Michael D. Hurd, Pierre-Carl Michaud, and Susann Rohwedder ; comment: David M. Cutler

A comparison of different measures of health and their relation to labor force transitions at older ages / Arie Kapteyn and Erik Meijer ; comment: Steven F. Venti

The nexus of social security benefits, health, and wealth at death / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise ; comment: Jonathan Skinner

Understanding the SES gradient in health among the elderly : the role of childhood circumstances / Till Stowasser, Florian Heiss, Daniel McFadden, and Joachim Winter ; comment: Robert J. Willis

Early retirement, mental health and social networks / Axel Börsch-Supan and Morten Schuth ; comment: Elaine Kelly

Spousal health effects : the role of selection / James Banks, Elaine Kelly, and James P. Smith ; comment: Amitabh Chandra

Grandpa and the snapper : the wellbeing of the elderly who live with children / Angus Deaton and Arthur A. Stone ; comment: David Laibson

Expectations, aging and cognitive decline / Gábor Kézdi and Robert J. Willis ; comment: John B. Shoven

Nutrition, iron deficiency anemia, and the demand for iron fortified salt : evidence from an experiment in rural Bihar / Abhijit Banerjee, Sharon Barnhardt, and Esther Duflo ; comment: Amitabh Chandra

The diffusion of new medical technology : the case of drug-eluting stents / Amitabh Chandra, David Malenka, and Jonathan Skinner ; comment: Jay Bhattacharya

Who uses the Roth 401(k),and how do they use it? / John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian ; comment: James M. Poterba.

This volume consists of papers presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona in May 2013. - Preface. - Enth. 12 Beitr.

978-0-226-14609-6

978-0-226-14612-6 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

770315348

OCoLC: 890043425     

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HQ1061

305.26

Basisklassifikation: 71.36 (Alterssoziologie)

*Alter ; Wirtschaftliche Lage ; Gesundheit ; Wohlbefinden ; Konferenzschrift ; Aufsatzsammlung      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Older people -- Economic conditions -- Research -- Congresses ; Older people -- Health and hygiene -- Research -- Congresses ; Well-being -- Economic aspects -- Congresses ; Economics -- Research -- Congresses