Developments in the Economics of Aging

By: David A. Wise

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Synopsis: The number of Americans eligible to receive Social Security benefits will increase from forty-five million to nearly eighty million in the next twenty years. Retirement systems must therefore adapt to meet the demands of the largest aging population in our nation's history. In Developments in the Economics of Aging, David A. Wise and a distinguished group of analysts examine the economic issues that will confront policy makers as they seek to design policies to protect the economic and physical health of these older Americans. The volume looks at such topics as factors influencing work and retirement decisions at older ages, changes in life satisfaction associated with retirement, and the shift in responsibility for managing retirement assets from professional money managers of traditional pension plans to individual account holders of 401(k)s. Developments in the Economics of Aging also addresses the complicated relationship between health and economic status, including why health behaviors vary across populations and how socioeconomic measures correlate with health outcomes.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 430 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780226903354
Publisher:: University of Chicago Press
Date of Addition:: 11/14/09
Copyrighted By:: The National Bureau of Economic Research
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Medicine
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.