9. Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence 17
6. 2. For Better or for Worse: Default Effects and 401(k) Savings Behavior 81
7. 3. Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look 127
8. 4. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior 181
9. 5. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States 205
10. 6. Mortality, Income, and Income Inequality over Time in Britain and the United States 247
11. 7. Does Money Protect Health Status? Evidence from South African Pensions 287
12. 8. Socioeconomic Status, Nutrition, and Health among the Elderly 313
13. 9. Changes in the Age Distribution of Mortality over the Twentieth Century 333
14. 10. Area Differences in Utilization of Medical Care and Mortality among U.S. Elderly 367
15. 11. Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise? Tests for Direct Causal Paths between Health and Socioeconomic Status 415
16. Contributors 527
17. Author Index 531
18. Subject Index 535