Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. National Bureau of Economic Research v
3. Contents vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Personal Retirement Plans
7. 1. Preretirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation 23
8. 2. The Personal Security Account 2000 Plan, Market Outcomes, and Risk 59
9. 3. Are the Elderly Really Over-Annuitized? New Evidence on Life Insurance and Bequests 91
10. II. Wealth and Health
11. 4. Mortality, Education, Income, and Inequality among American Cohorts 129
12. 5. Predictors of Mortality among the Elderly 171
13. III. Health Care
14. 6. Trends in Medicare Spending Near the End of Life 201
15. 7. The Concentration of Medical Spending An Update 217
16. 8. The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans. A Decomposition Analysis 241
17. IV. Social Security Provisions and Retirement
18. 9. Incentive Effects of Social Security under an Uncertain Disability Option 281
19. 10. Social Security Incentives for Retirement 311
20. V. Bequests and Dissaving
21. 11. Anticipated and Actual Bequests 357
22. Contributors 393
23. Author Index 395
24. Subject Index 399