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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH

Analyses in the Economics of Aging



Analyses in the Economics of Aging
David A. Wise, editor

The University of Chicago Press, 2005
Cloth: $85.00
424 pages
ISBN: 0-226-90286-2 (cloth)

Some chapters may have appeared as NBER Working Papers, which are preliminary versions of the published papers.

Table of Contents:

    Introduction, p. 1-12
    David A. Wise

    1. Utility Evaluation of Risk in Retirement Saving Accounts, p. 13-52
    James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti and David A. Wise

      Comment: Robert J. Willis, p. 53-57

    2. Passive Decisions and Potent Defaults, p. 59-73
    James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and Andrew Metrick

      Comment: Antonio Rangel, p. 73-78

    3. Characterizing the Experiences of High-Cost Users in Medicare, p. 79-124
    Thomas MaCurdy and Jeff Geppert

      Comment: Jonathan Skinner, p. 125-128

    4. The Efficiency of Medicare, p. 129-157
    Jonathan Skinner, Elliott S. Fisher and John E. Wennberg

      Comment: Alan M. Garber, p. 157-160

    5. Intensive Medical Technology and the Reduction in Disability, p. 161-179
    David M. Cutler

      Comment: Alan M. Garber, p. 179-184

    6. Broken Down by Work and Sex: How Our Health Declines, p. 185-205
    Anne Case and Angus Deaton

      Comment: Daniel McFadden, p. 205-212

    7. Consequences and Predictors of New Health Events, p. 213-237
    James P. Smith

      Comment: David M. Cutler, p. 237-240

    8. Healthy, Wealthy, and Knowing Where to Live: Trajectories of Health, Wealth, and Living Arrangements among the Oldest Old, p. 241-275
    Florian Heiss, Michael D. Hurd and Axel Börsch-Supan

      Comment: Steven F. Venti, p. 275-280

    9. Institutions and Saving for Retirement: Comparing the United States, Italy, and the Netherlands, p. 281-312
    Arie Kapteyn and Constantijn Panis

      Comment: Andrew A. Samwick, p. 313-316

    10. Household Saving in Germany: Results of the First SAVE Study, p. 317-352
    Axel Börsch-Supan and Lothar Essig

      Comment: Andrew A. Samwick, p. 352-355

    11. Caste, Culture, and the Status and Well-Being of Widows in India, p. 357-373
    Robert Jensen

      Comment: Esther Duflo, p. 373-375

    12. Individual Subjective Survival Curves, p. 377-402
    Li Gan, Michael D. Hurd and Daniel McFadden

      Comment: Robert J. Willis, p. 402-411


 
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