Economics of Aging Book

Acknowledgments

Overview (David A. Wise)

1. Aging, Moving, and Housing Wealth (Steven F. Venti)
Comment (James M. Poterba)

2. The Dynamics of Housing Demand by the Elderly: Wealth, Cash Flow, and Demographic Effects (Jonathan Feinstein)
Comment (Yannis M. Ioannides)

3. Housing Patterns and Mobility of the Aged: The United States and West Germany (Konrad Stahl)
Comment (Henry O. Pollakowski)

4. Household Dissolution and the Choice of Alternative Living Arrangements among Elderly Americans (Axel Börsch-Supan)
Comment (John M. Quigley)

5. How Much Care Do the Aged Receive from Their Children? A Bimodal Picture of Contact and Assistance (Laurence J. Kotlikoff)

6. The Wealth and Poverty of Widows: Assets Before and After the Husband's Death (Michael D. Hurd)
Comment (John B. Shoven)

7. The Poverty of Widows: Future Prospects (Michael D. Hurd)
Comment (David E. Bloom)

8. The Social Security Cost of Smoking (John B. Shoven)
Comment (Paul Taubman)

9. Long-Term Care, Wealth, and Health of the Disabled Elderly Living in the Community (Alan M. Garber)

10. Employee Retirement and a Firm's Pension Plan (Laurence J. Kotlikoff)
Comment (Ariel Pakes)

11. The Timing of Retirement: A Comparison of Expectations and Realizations (B. Douglas Bernheim)
Comment (Edward P. Lazear)

12. A Dynamic Programming Model of Retirement Behavior (John P. Rust)
Comment (Gary Burtless)

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index