Investigations in the Economics of Aging
David A. Wise, editor
Conference held May 5-8, 2011
Published in June 2012 by University of Chicago Press
© 2012 by the National Bureau of Economic Research
in NBER Book Series - The Economics of Aging
NBER Program(s):AG
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388 pages
ISBN: 0-226-90313-3
Table of Contents
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Introduction:
David A. Wise, Richard Woodbury
(p. 1 - 18)
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Were They Prepared for Retirement? Financial Status at Advanced Ages in the HRS and AHEAD Cohorts:
James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, David A. Wise
(p. 21 - 69)
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(Working Paper version)
Comment:
David Laibson
(p. 69 - 75)
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Economic Preparation for Retirement:
Michael D. Hurd, Susann Rohwedder
(p. 77 - 113)
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Comment:
Robert J. Willis
(p. 113 - 117)
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How Well Are Social Security Recipients Protected from Inflation?:
Gopi Shah Goda, John B. Shoven, Sita Nataraj Slavov
(p. 119 - 139)
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Comment:
Michael D. Hurd
(p. 139 - 143)
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The Availability and Utilization of 401(k) Loans:
John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian
(p. 145 - 172)
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Comment:
Gopi Shah Goda
(p. 173 - 176)
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Dimensons of Health in the Elderly Population:
David M. Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum
(p. 179 - 200)
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Comment:
David R. Weir
(p. 200 - 202)
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The Value of Progress against Cancer in the Elderly:
Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Matthew Miller, Daniella Perlroth
(p. 203 - 233)
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Comment:
Amitabh Chandra
(p. 233 - 236)
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Self-Reported Disability and Reference Groups:
Arthur van Soest, Tatiana Andreyeva, Arie Kapteyn, James P. Smith
(p. 237 - 264)
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Comment:
David M. Cutler
(p. 265 - 266)
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"Healthy, Wealthy and Wise?" Revisited: An Analysis of the Causal Pathways from Socioeconomic Status to Health:
Till Stowasser, Florian Heiss, Daniel McFadden, Joachim Winter
(p. 267 - 317)
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Comment:
Robert J. Willis
(p. 317 - 320)
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Childhood Health and Differences in Late-Life Health Outcomes between England and the United States:
James Banks, Zoë Oldfield, James P. Smith
(p. 321 - 339)
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Comment:
Amitabh Chandra
(p. 340 - 342)
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The Financial Crisis and the Well-Being of America:
Angus Deaton
(p. 343 - 368)
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Comment:
Daniel McFadden
(p. 368 - 375)
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