The Economics of Aging.

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1. The Economic Status of the Aged -- Diversity among the Elderly -- Aged Income -- The Aged Are Not a Homogeneous Group -- The Impact of Taxation, Assets, and In-Kind Income -- The Adequacy of Income in Old Age -- The Impact of Inflation -- Chapter 1 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 2. To Work or Not to Work -- The Right to Retire -- The Work-Leisure Trade-off -- Economic Problems of Older Workers -- Training Older Workers -- The Retirement Decision -- Mandatory versus Flexible Retirement Options -- Do the Aged Want to Work? -- Chapter 2 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 3. Retirement Planning -- Retirement Provision by Individuals -- The Role of Pensions -- Public or Private? -- What Mix of Public and Private Pensions? -- Arguments against and for Social Security -- Arguments in Support of Private Pensions -- The Pension Mix in Various Countries -- Planning for Retirement -- Finding Someone You Can Trust -- Chapter 3 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 4. Social Security: Old Age and Survivors' Benefits -- The Changing Social Security System -- The Principles of Social Security -- Retirement Benefit Provisions -- Social Security Pension Reforms -- Chapter 4 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 5. Social Security Financing: Who Pays? Who Should Pay? -- Rising Pension Expenditures and Growing Controversy -- Financing Social Security -- Social Security and the Federal Budget -- Financing Equity -- Social Security Financial Reform Proposals -- Chapter 5 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 6. Health, Disability, and SSI Benefits -- Health Insurance for the Elderly -- Long-Term Care -- Financing Health Care -- Other Social Security Programs: Disability and SSI -- The Supplemental Security Income Program -- Chapter 6 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 7. What Role for Employer-Sponsored Pensions? -- Who Is Covered?.

Private Plan Characteristics -- Private Pension Regulation -- ERISA Helps but. . . -- Financing Private Pensions -- Women and Private Pensions -- Government Employee Pension Plans -- Chapter 7 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- 8. Population Aging: Generational Conflict? -- Generational Conflict? -- Aging Populations -- Dependency Ratios -- Financing an Aging Population -- The Generational Equity Debate -- Put the Old Folks Back to Work! -- Age Is Not the Key Variable -- Chapter 8 Highlights -- Suggested Readings -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- T -- U -- V -- W -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

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