Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research vi
3. Contents vii
4. Preface ix
5. Introduction 1
6. I. Retirement Saving
7. 1. Life-cycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth 15
8. 2. Reducing the Complexity Costs of 401(k) Participation through Quick Enrollment 57
9. II. Intergenerational Transfers
10. 3. Population Aging and Intergenerational Transfers: Introducing Age into National Accounts 89
11. III. Retirement Behavior
12. 4. The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement 127
13. 5. Early Retirement, Social Security, and Well-Being in Germany 173
14. IV. Health and Economic Circumstances
15. 6. How Do the Better Educated Do It? Socioeconomic Status and the Ability to Cope with Underlying Impairment 203
16. 7. Why Do Europeans Smoke More than Americans? 255
17. 8. Trends in Prescription Drug Use by the Disabled Elderly 283
18. 9. Health and Well-Being in Udaipur and South Africa 317
19. 10. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic 359
20. Contributors 407
21. Author Index 411
22. Subject Index 415