Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Labor Market Behavior
6. 1. The Effect of Labor Market Rigidities on the Labor Force Behavior of Older Workers 11
7. 2. Why Are Retirement Rates So High at Age 65? 61
8. 3. The Military Pension, Compensation, and Retirement of U.S. Air Force Pilots 83
9. 4. Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Availability of Continuation Coverage 115
10. II. Health Care
11. 5. Medicare Reimbursement and Hospital Cost Growth 149
12. III. Housing and Living Arrangements
13. 6. Living Arrangements: Health and Wealth Effects 193
14. IV. Saving and Wealth
15. 7. Do 401(k) Plans Replace Other Employer-Provided Pensions? 219
16. 8. Is Housing Wealth a Sideshow? 241
17. V. Stylized Models and Simulations
18. 9. Elderly Health, Housing, and Mobility 275
19. 10. Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty 321
20. Contributors 343
21. Author Index 345
22. Subject Index 349