NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Developments in the Economics of Aging

David A. Wise, editor

Conference held May 2005
Published in March 2009 by University of Chicago Press
© by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series - The Economics of Aging

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ISBN: 0-226-90335-4

Table of Contents

Front matter, table of contents: David A. Wise

Introduction: David A. Wise

1. Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth: James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise
       Comment: Robert J. Willis

2. Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation Through Quick Enrollment: James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian
       Comment: Jonathan Skinner

3. Population Aging and Intergenerational Transfers: Introducing Age into National Accounts: Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, An-Chi Tung, Mun-Sim Lai, Tim Miller
       Comment: Andrew Samwick

4. The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement: Michael D. Hurd, Monika Reti, Susann Rohwedder
       Comment: Courtney Coile

5. Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany: Axel B�rsch-Supan, Hendrik J�rges

6. How Do The Better Educated Do It? Socioeconomic Status and the Ability to Cope With Underlying Impairment : David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum, Kate A. Stewart
       Comment: Michael D. Hurd

7. Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?: David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser

8. Trends in Prescription Drug Use by the Disabled Elderly: Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Thomas MaCurdy
       Comment: Jonathan Skinner

9. Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa: Anne Case, Angus Deaton
       Comment: Amitabh Chandra

10. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic : James Banks, Michael Marmot, Zoe Oldfield, James P. Smith

 
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