| Description |
ix, 388 p. : ill. |
| Series |
A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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| Note |
Papers presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2011. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Financing retirement -- Were they prepared for retirement? : financial status at advanced ages in the HRS and AHEAD cohorts / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise ; comment, David Laibson -- Economic preparation for retirement / Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder ; comment, Robert J. Willis -- How well are Social Security recipients protected from inflation? / Gopi Shah Goda, John B. Shoven, and Sita Nataraj Slavov ; comment, Michael D. Hurd -- The availability and utilization of 401(k) loans / John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian ; comment: Gopi Shah Goda -- Health and health care -- Dimensons of health in the elderly population / David M. Cutler and Mary Beth Landrum ; comment, David R. Weir -- The value of progress against cancer in the elderly / Jay Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, Matthew Miller, and Daniella Perlroth ; comment, Amitabh Chandra -- Self reported disability and reference groups / Arthur van Soest, Tatiana Andreyeva, Arie Kapteyn, and James P. Smith ; comment, David M. Cutler -- "Healthy, wealthy and wise?" revisited : an analysis of the causal pathways from socioeconomic status to health / Till Stowasser, Florian Heiss, Daniel McFadden, and Joachim Winter ; comment, Robert J. Willis -- Childhood health and differences in late-life health outcomes between England and the United States / James Banks, Zoe Oldfield, and James P. Smith ; comment, Amitabh Chandra -- The financial crisis and the well-being of America / Angus Deaton ; comment, Daniel McFadden. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Aging -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Congresses.
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Retirees -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Medical care -- United States -- Costs -- Congresses.
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Older people -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wise, David A.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780226903132 (cloth) |
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0226903133 (cloth) |
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9780226903163 (electronic bk.) |
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