Demography and the Economy
John B. Shoven, editor
Conference held April 11-12, 2008
Published in November 2010 by University of Chicago Press
© 2011 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
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431 pages
ISBN: 0-226-75472-3
Table of Contents
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Introduction to "Topics:
John B. Shoven
(p. 1 - 10)
(bibliographic info)
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1.
The Future of American Fertility:
Samuel H. Preston, Caroline Sten Hartnett
(p. 11 - 36)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Gopi Shah Goda
(p. 36 - 41)
(bibliographic info)
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2.
Fertility Theories: Can They Explain the Negative Fertility-Income Relationship?:
Larry E. Jones, Alice Schoonbroodt, Michèle Tertilt
(p. 43 - 100)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Amalia R. Miller
(p. 101 - 105)
(bibliographic info)
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3.
Women’s Education and Family Behavior: Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Fertility:
Adam Isen, Betsey Stevenson
(p. 107 - 140)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Enrico Moretti
(p. 140 - 142)
(bibliographic info)
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4.
Adjusting Government Policies for Age Inflation:
John B. Shoven, Gopi Shah Goda
(p. 143 - 162)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Warren C. Sanderson
(p. 162 - 168)
(bibliographic info)
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5.
Old Europe Ages: Reforms and Reform Backlashes:
Axel Börsch-Supan, Alexander Ludwig
(p. 169 - 204)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Alan J. Auerbach
(p. 205 - 207)
(bibliographic info)
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6.
The Final Inequality: Variance in Age at Death:
Shripad Tuljapurkar
(p. 209 - 221)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Victor R. Fuchs
(p. 222 - 225)
(bibliographic info)
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7.
Demographic Trends, Housing Equity, and the Financial Security of Future Retirees:
James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise
(p. 227 - 287)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Thomas Davidoff
(p. 287 - 292)
(bibliographic info)
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8.
Aging Populations, Pension Operations, Potential Economic Disappointment and Its Allocation:
Sylvester J. Schieber
(p. 293 - 325)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Steven F. Venti
(p. 326 - 331)
(bibliographic info)
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9.
Financing Medicare: A General Equilibrium Analysis:
Orazio Attanasio, Sagiri Kitao, Giovanni L. Violante
(p. 333 - 366)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Moshe Buchinsky
(p. 366 - 370)
(bibliographic info)
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10.
Italians are Late: Does it Matter?:
Francesco C. Billari, Guido Tabellini
(p. 371 - 412)
(bibliographic info)
Comment:
Luigi Pistaferri
(p. 412 - 417)
(bibliographic info)
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