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
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Front matter, table of contents:
David A. Wise
(p. -10 - 0)
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Introduction:
David A. Wise
(p. 1 - 11)
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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)
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Comment:
Robert J. Willis
(p. 50 - 56)
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Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation Through Quick Enrollment:
James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian
(p. 57 - 82)
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Comment:
Jonathan Skinner
(p. 82 - 85)
(bibliographic info)
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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)
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Comment:
Andrew Samwick
(p. 122 - 124)
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The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement:
Michael D. Hurd, Monika Reti, Susann Rohwedder
(p. 127 - 163)
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Comment:
Courtney Coile
(p. 164 - 171)
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Early Retirement, Social Security and Well-Being in Germany:
Axel Börsch-Supan, Hendrik Jürges
(p. 173 - 199)
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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)
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Comment:
Michael D. Hurd
(p. 248 - 254)
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Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans?:
David M. Cutler, Edward L. Glaeser
(p. 255 - 282)
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Trends in Prescription Drug Use by the Disabled Elderly:
Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Thomas MaCurdy
(p. 283 - 312)
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Comment:
Jonathan Skinner
(p. 312 - 316)
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Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa:
Anne Case, Angus Deaton
(p. 317 - 349)
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Comment:
Amitabh Chandra
(p. 350 - 358)
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The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic:
James Banks, Michael Marmot, Zoe Oldfield, James P. Smith
(p. 359 - 406)
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