Themes in the Economics of Aging
368 pages
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77 line drawings, 101 tables
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6 x 9
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© 2001
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Table of Contents
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I - Personal Retirement Plans
1. Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation
James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise
Comment: John B. Shoven
2. The Personal Security Account 2000 Plan, Market Outcomes, and Risk
Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven
Comment: Steven F. Venti
3. Are the Elderly Really Over-Annuitized? New Evidence on Life Insurance and Bequests
Jeffrey R. Brown
Comment: Anne Case
Part II - Wealth and Health
4. Mortality, Education, Income, and Inequality among American Cohorts
Angus Deaton and Christina Paxson
Comment: James P. Smith
5. Predictors of Mortality among the Elderly
Michael D. Hurd, Daniel McFadden, and Angela Merrill
Comment: Finis Welch
Part III - Health Care
6. Trends in Medicare Spending Near the End of Life
Jeffrey Geppert and Mark McClellan
Comment: David M. Cutler
7. The Concentration of Medical Spending: An Update
David M. Cutler and Ellen Meara
Comment: Joseph P. Newhouse
8. The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans: A Decomposition Analysis
Matthew Eichner, Mark McClellan, and David A. Wise
Comment: Joseph P. Newhouse
Part IV - Social Security Provisions and Retirement
9. Incentive Effects of Social Security Under an Uncertain Disability Option
Axel Börsch-Supan
Comment: Daniel McFadden
10. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
Courtney Coile and Jonathan Gruber
Comment: Andrew A. Samwick
Part V - Bequests and Dissaving
11. Anticipated and Actual Bequests
Michael D. Hurd and James P. Smith
Comment: David Laibson
Introduction
Part I - Personal Retirement Plans
1. Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation
James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise
Comment: John B. Shoven
2. The Personal Security Account 2000 Plan, Market Outcomes, and Risk
Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven
Comment: Steven F. Venti
3. Are the Elderly Really Over-Annuitized? New Evidence on Life Insurance and Bequests
Jeffrey R. Brown
Comment: Anne Case
Part II - Wealth and Health
4. Mortality, Education, Income, and Inequality among American Cohorts
Angus Deaton and Christina Paxson
Comment: James P. Smith
5. Predictors of Mortality among the Elderly
Michael D. Hurd, Daniel McFadden, and Angela Merrill
Comment: Finis Welch
Part III - Health Care
6. Trends in Medicare Spending Near the End of Life
Jeffrey Geppert and Mark McClellan
Comment: David M. Cutler
7. The Concentration of Medical Spending: An Update
David M. Cutler and Ellen Meara
Comment: Joseph P. Newhouse
8. The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans: A Decomposition Analysis
Matthew Eichner, Mark McClellan, and David A. Wise
Comment: Joseph P. Newhouse
Part IV - Social Security Provisions and Retirement
9. Incentive Effects of Social Security Under an Uncertain Disability Option
Axel Börsch-Supan
Comment: Daniel McFadden
10. Social Security Incentives for Retirement
Courtney Coile and Jonathan Gruber
Comment: Andrew A. Samwick
Part V - Bequests and Dissaving
11. Anticipated and Actual Bequests
Michael D. Hurd and James P. Smith
Comment: David Laibson
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