| Description |
viii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
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| Note |
Papers presented at a conference in Tokyo sponsored jointly by the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Japan Center for Economic Research. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
Aging and labor force participation : a review of trends and explanations / Robin L. Lumsdaine and David A. Wise -- Social Security benefits and the labor supply of the elderly in Japan / Atsushi Seike and Haruo Shimada -- The economic status of the elderly in the United States / Michael D. Hurd -- Household asset- and wealthholdings in Japan / Noriyuki Takayama -- Problems of housing the elderly in the United States and Japan / Daniel L. McFadden -- The cost of aging : |
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public finance perspectives for Japan / Seiritsu Ogura -- Financing health care for elderly Americans in the 1990s / Alan M. Garber. |
| Subject |
Older people.
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| Indexed Term |
Old persons |
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United States |
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Japan |
| Added Author |
Noguchi, Yukio, 1940-
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Wise, David A.
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National Bureau of Economic Research.
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Nihon Keizai Kenkyū Sentā.
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| ISBN |
0226590186 cloth alkaline paper |
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