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
© 2009 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 (p. -10 - 0) (bibliographic info) (download)

Introduction: David A. Wise (p. 1 - 11) (bibliographic info) (download)

1. Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth: James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise (p. 15 - 50) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Robert J. Willis (p. 50 - 56) (bibliographic info) (download)

2. Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation Through Quick Enrollment: James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian (p. 57 - 82) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Jonathan Skinner (p. 82 - 85) (bibliographic info) (download)

3. Population Aging and Intergenerational Transfers: Introducing Age into National Accounts: Andrew Mason, Ronald Lee, An-Chi Tung, Mun-Sim Lai, Tim Miller (p. 89 - 122) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Andrew Samwick (p. 122 - 124) (bibliographic info) (download)

4. The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement: Michael D. Hurd, Monika Reti, Susann Rohwedder (p. 127 - 163) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Courtney Coile (p. 164 - 171) (bibliographic info) (download)

5. Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany: Axel Börsch-Supan, Hendrik Jürges (p. 173 - 199) (bibliographic info) (download)

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 (p. 203 - 248) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Michael D. Hurd (p. 248 - 254) (bibliographic info) (download)

7. Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?: David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser (p. 255 - 282) (bibliographic info) (download)

8. Trends in Prescription Drug Use by the Disabled Elderly: Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Thomas MaCurdy (p. 283 - 312) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Jonathan Skinner (p. 312 - 316) (bibliographic info) (download)

9. Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa: Anne Case, Angus Deaton (p. 317 - 349) (bibliographic info) (download)
       Comment: Amitabh Chandra (p. 350 - 358) (bibliographic info) (download)

10. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic: James Banks, Michael Marmot, Zoe Oldfield, James P. Smith (p. 359 - 406) (bibliographic info) (download)

 
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