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.