Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward Whitehouse, and James Smith.Economic Outcomes in Later Life: Public Policy, Health and Cumulative Advantage Stephen Crystal, PhD, Dennis Shea, ... of cross country rankings of replacement ratios across countries show positive, but not always significant coefficients.
Title | : | Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 22, 2002 |
Author | : | Stephen Crystal, PhD, Dennis Shea, PhD |
Publisher | : | Springer Publishing Company - 2003-01-07 |
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