Developments in the Economics of Aging (National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report)

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. 1. Retirement saving. Lifecycle asset allocation strategies and the distribution of 401(k) retirement wealth / James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise, comment: Robert J. Willis ; Reducing the complexity costs of 401(k) participation through quick enrollment / James J. Choi, David Laibson and Brigitte C. Madrian, comment: Jonathan Skinner 2. Intergenerational transfers. Population aging and intergenerational transfers: introducing age into national accounts / Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, An-Chi Tung, Mun-Sim Lai, and Tim Miller, comment: Andrew Samwick 3. Retirement behavior. The effect of large capital gains or losses on retirement / Michael D. Hurd, Monika Reti, and Susann Rohwedder, comment: Courtney Coile ; Early retirement, social security and well-being in Germany / Axel Börsch-Supan and Hendrik Jürges 4. Health and economic circumstances. How do the better educated do it? : socioeconomic status and the ability to cope with underlying impairment / David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum, and Kate A. Stewart, comment: Michael D. Hurd ; Why do Europeans smoke more than Americans? / David M. Cutler and Edward L. Glaeser ; Trends in prescription drug use by the disabled elderly / Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, and Thomas Macurdy, comment: Jonathan Skinner ; Health and wellbeing in Udaipur and South Africa / Anne Case and Angus Deaton, comment: Amitabh Chandra 3. The SES health gradient on both sides of the Atlantic / James Banks, Michael Marmot, Zoe Oldfield, and James P. Smith.

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.

 

 

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 America's history. In this book, a 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. The book 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 "In Developments in the Economics of Aging, the authors examine the economic issues that will confront policy makers as they seek to design policies to protect the economic and physical health of 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."--Jacket The number of Americans eligible to receive Social Security benefits will increase to 80 million in the next 20 years. 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.