ISBN:
0226902943
Language:
English
Pages:
IX, 456 S.
,
graph. Darst.
Edition:
5. [pr.]
Series Statement:
A National Bureau of Economic Research project report
DDC:
305.26
Keywords:
Economische aspecten
;
Ouderen
;
Pensionering
;
Wirtschaft
;
Aging Congresses Economic aspects
;
Old age Congresses Economic aspects
;
Retirement Congresses Economic aspects
;
Altersversorgung
;
Sozialpolitik
;
Alter
;
Konferenzschrift 1992
;
Konferenzschrift 1992
;
Alter
;
Sozialpolitik
;
Altersversorgung
Abstract:
Studies in the Economics of Aging is the fourth book in a series from the National Bureau of Economic Research that addresses economic issues of aging and retirement. Building on the research in The Economics of Aging (1989), Issues in the Economics of Aging (1990), and Topics in the Economics of Aging (1992), this volume examines issues related to population aging and the health and well-being of the elderly
Abstract:
Chapters cover population aging and government spending, life expectancy and health, saving for retirement and the role of 401(k) plans, demographic transition and housing values, aging in Germany and Taiwan, and the utilization of nursing homes and other long-term care. Economists, policymakers, and professionals in gerontology will find this book a useful reference for understanding the demographic and economic trends that affect the elderly
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