Written by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making this book both accessible and challenging to readers with limited mathematical background.
Written by leading thinkers in the field of the economics of aging.
Employs a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis.
Provides a comprehensive international picture of the consequences of aging.
Engages the reader through side boxes, relevant website addresses, and practice questions.
Gary graduated from the University of Surrey in the UK with a degree in Engineering, embarking on a career that has taken him all over the world from the Far East to the Americas. He is a graduate of the Faber Academy and Curtis Brown creative writing programmes. Now, a father of three, he has settled close to where he grew up on the edge of the South Downs in Sussex, where he indulges his love of books, and passion for writing. The Given is his debut novel. It is the first in a series of young adult novels published in 2021 in which the main character, Jay, has to come to terms with her unusual gift.
Show moreWritten by leading thinkers in the field, this text provides an in-depth analysis of the economic and policy issues associated with individual and population aging. The text has a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis, making this book both accessible and challenging to readers with limited mathematical background.
Written by leading thinkers in the field of the economics of aging.
Employs a strong policy focus based on demographic and economic analysis.
Provides a comprehensive international picture of the consequences of aging.
Engages the reader through side boxes, relevant website addresses, and practice questions.
Gary graduated from the University of Surrey in the UK with a degree in Engineering, embarking on a career that has taken him all over the world from the Far East to the Americas. He is a graduate of the Faber Academy and Curtis Brown creative writing programmes. Now, a father of three, he has settled close to where he grew up on the edge of the South Downs in Sussex, where he indulges his love of books, and passion for writing. The Given is his debut novel. It is the first in a series of young adult novels published in 2021 in which the main character, Jay, has to come to terms with her unusual gift.
Show moreList of Figures.
List of Tables.
Acknowledgments.
1. Introduction.
Part I: Population Aging and the Income of the Elderly.
2. The Graying of America and the World.
3. The Economic Well-being of Older Americans.
Part II: Retirement Planning and Policies.
4. Economics of Retirement and Old Age.
5. Work and Retirement.
6. Retirement Policies and Pension Plans.
Part III: Social Security Programs and Reforms.
7. Social Security Benefits and Program Objectives: An Individual Perspectives.
8. Social Security Financing and Reform Issues.
9. Disability Policy.
Part IV: Health and Long Term Care for Older Persons.
10. The Financing and Delivery of Acute Health Care Services.
11. Additional Health Issues: Long Term Care.
Index.
Robert L. Clark is Professor of Economics at North Carolina
State University.
Richard V. Burkhauser is the Sarah Gibson Blanding
Professor of Policy Analysis and Chair of the Department of Policy
Analysis and Management in the College of Human Ecology, Cornell
University.
Marilyn Moon is Vice President and Director of Health at
the American Institutes for Research.
Joseph F. Quinn is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College.Timothy M. Smeeding is Maxwell Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Syracuse University.
"A very well balanced appraisal of the enormous benefits as well as
the real challenges facing the United States and our social
insurance programs in the twenty-first century. This excellent text
will help both students and policy makers to be better informed
about the economics of population aging as well as the direct and
indirect consequences of alternative actions." Kenneth Apfel,
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
"The Economics of an Aging Society should be required reading in
any economics or policy course for gerontology students. What is
new and praiseworthy about the text is its melding of economic and
policy analyses. The reader is given the context and models to
understand the economic choices that governments, firms, and
individuals must make in an aging society. The book is ultimately
empowering." Charles Longino, Wake Forest University
"A valuable new contribution to the understanding of current
economic challenges and responsive policy options facing aging
societies. The authors provide useful illustrations of how economic
data are used in evaluating policy options, addressing complex
issues such as retirement, income maintenance, social security, and
health care." George L. Maddox, Duke University Center for
Aging
"This book is a useful compendium that addresses the problems of
financing and providing care for a growing elderly population in
the US. Although the authors intended this book to be used as a
textbook, individual chapters might serve as supplemental reading
for courses that cover more targeted topics, such as poverty,
social insurance, or healthcare. The book would also be a useful
addition to a reference collection on programs available to the
elderly in the US." Lois B. Shaw, Feminist Economics
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