Studies in the Economics of Aging

• Author(s): David A. Wise,
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Pages: 463
• ISBN_10: 0226903311
  ISBN_13: 9780226903316
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / General , Social Science / Gerontology , Business & Economics / General ,

Description:... Studies in the Economics of Aging is the fourth book in a series from the National Bureau of Economic Research that addresses economic issues in aging and retirement. Building on the research in The Economics of Aging (1989), Issues in the Economics of Aging (1990), and Topics in the Economics of Aging (1992), this volume examines elderly population growth and government spending, life expectancy and health, saving for retirement and housing values, aging in Germany and Taiwan, and the utilization of nursing home and other long-term care.