Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Demographic Transition and the Federal Budget
6. 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending 13
7. II. Death Rates and Life Expectancy
8. 2. Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population 41
9. 3. Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages 79
10. III. Retirement Saving
11. 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving 105
12. 5. Some Thoughts on Savings 143
13. IV. Retirement Behavior
14. 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models 183
15. V. Demographic Transition and Housing Values
16. 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly 225
17. VI. International Comparisons
18. 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons 291
19. 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan 331
20. VII. Long-Term Care
21. 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans 365
22. 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care 395
23. Contributors 443
24. Author Index 447
25. Subject Index 451