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David A. Wise
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement 25
- 2. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle 65
- 3. The Social Security System and the Demand for Personal Annuity and Life Insurance: An Analysis of Japanese Microdata, 1990 and 1994 105
- 4. An Empirical Investigation of Intergenerational Consumption Distribution: A Comparison among Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom 135
- 5. The Third Wave in Health Care Reform 169
- 6. Concentration and Persistence of Health Care Costs for the Aged 187
- 7. The Effects of Demographic Change on Health and Medical Expenditures: A Simulation Analysis 223
- 8. Choice among Employer-Provided Insurance Plans 249
- 9. Employees’ Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980s–1990s 273
- 10. The Motivations for Business Retirement Policies 307
- 11. Promotion, Incentives, and Wages 335
- 12. What Went Wrong with the 1991–92 Official Population Projection of Japan? 361
- Contributors 403
- Author Index 405
- Subject Index 407
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- Introduction 1
- 1. Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement 25
- 2. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle 65
- 3. The Social Security System and the Demand for Personal Annuity and Life Insurance: An Analysis of Japanese Microdata, 1990 and 1994 105
- 4. An Empirical Investigation of Intergenerational Consumption Distribution: A Comparison among Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom 135
- 5. The Third Wave in Health Care Reform 169
- 6. Concentration and Persistence of Health Care Costs for the Aged 187
- 7. The Effects of Demographic Change on Health and Medical Expenditures: A Simulation Analysis 223
- 8. Choice among Employer-Provided Insurance Plans 249
- 9. Employees’ Pension Benefits and the Labor Supply of Older Japanese Workers, 1980s–1990s 273
- 10. The Motivations for Business Retirement Policies 307
- 11. Promotion, Incentives, and Wages 335
- 12. What Went Wrong with the 1991–92 Official Population Projection of Japan? 361
- Contributors 403
- Author Index 405
- Subject Index 407