Download or read book Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 22, 2002 written by Stephen Crystal, PhD and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-01-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship between inequalities in economic status and inequalities in health status and access to health care; and the consequences of societal choices concerning retirement income systems and policies for financing acute and long-term health care. Contributors include Angela O'Rand, Edward Wolf, Edward Whitehouse, and James Smith.