The baby boom generation's entry into old age has led to an
unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and
economic effects of this shift are significant, and in Research
Findings in the Economics of Aging, a group of leading researchers
takes an eclectic view of the subject. Among the broad topics discussed
are work and retirement behavior, disability, and their relationship to
the structure of retirement and disability policies.
While choices about when to retire are made by individuals, these
decisions are influenced by a set of incentives, including retirement
benefits and health care, and this volume includes cross-national
analyses of the effects of such programs on these decisions.
Furthermore, the volume also offers in-depth analysis of the effects of
retirement plans, employer contributions, and housing prices on
retirement. It explores well-established relationships among economic
circumstances, health, and mortality, as well as the effects of poverty
and lower levels of economic development on health and life
satisfaction. By combining micro and macro evidence, this volume
continues a tradition of expanding the research agenda on the economics
of aging.