Perspectives on the Economics of Aging
David A. Wise, editor
Conference held May 17-20, 2001
Published in June 2004 by University of Chicago Press
© 2004 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series - The Economics of Aging
NBER Program(s): AG
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ISBN: 0-226-90305-2
Table of Contents
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Front matter, Perspectives on the Economics of Aging:
David A. Wise
(p. -10 - 0)
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Introduction:
David A. Wise
(p. 1 - 16)
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The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence:
James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti
(p. 17 - 80)
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For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior:
James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian, Andrew Metrick
(p. 81 - 126)
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Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look:
Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise
(p. 127 - 180)
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Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior:
Jeffrey Brown, Scott Weisbenner
(p. 181 - 204)
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Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States:
James Banks, Richard Blundell, James Smith
(p. 205 - 246)
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Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality over Time in Britain and the United States:
Angus S. Deaton, Christina Paxson
(p. 247 - 286)
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Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions:
Anne Case
(p. 287 - 312)
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Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, and Health among the Elderly:
Robert T. Jensen
(p. 313 - 332)
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Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century:
David M. Cutler, Ellen Meara
(p. 333 - 366)
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Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among U.S. Elderly :
Victor R. Fuchs, Mark B. McClellan, Jonathan S. Skinner
(p. 367 - 414)
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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status :
Peter Adams, Michael D. Hurd, Daniel L. McFadden, Angela Merrill, Tiago Ribeiro
(p. 415 - 526)
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Contributors:
(p. 527 - 530)
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Author Index:
(p. 531 - 534)
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Subject Index:
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