The oldest members of the Baby-Boomer generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare with extensive and significant i
The Economics of Aging presents results from an ongoing National Bureau of Economic Research project. Contributors consider the housing mobility and living arra
'While there already exists a crowded body of publications addressing the effect of an aging population on the economy, this monograph is most outstanding in pr
The fraction of the population over age sixty-five in many developed countries is projected to rise, in some cases sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn gr
Japanese and American economists assess the present economic status of the elderly in the United States and Japan, and consider the impact of an aging populatio