1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figures xi
4. Preface xxvii
5. Abbreviations xxxi
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Theories Explaining Pensions 24
8. 3 Employment and Retirement in the Health and Retirement Study 41
9. 4 Pension Data in the Health and Retirement Study 60
10. 5 Pension Plan Participation in the Health and Retirement Study 74
11. 6 Pension Plan Type 97
12. 7 Imperfect Knowledge of Pension Plan Type 115
13. 8 Pension Retirement Ages 157
14. 9 Pension Values 186
15. 10 Retirement Incentives from Defined Benefit Pensions 245
16. 11 Disposition of Pensions upon Leaving a Job and Pension Incomes in Retirement 262
17. 12 The Changing Role of Pensions in Total Wealth 283
18. 13 Conclusions 303
19. Appendix: Constructed Files 317
20. Notes 321
21. References 347
22. Index 359