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Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 22 (2002) : Economic Outcomes in Later Life--Public Policy, Health and Cumulative Advantage.
Leading scholars focus on the economics of aging, with a particular emphasis on the economic future of the baby boom generation. Key themes include the influence of early advantages on later-life economic outcomes (the cumulative advantage/cumulative disadvantage hypothesis); the relationship betwee...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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New York :
Springer Pub. Co.,
2003.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Contents; 1. Introduction: Cumulative Advantage, Public Policy, and Inequality in Later Life; 2. Cumulative Advantage and Gerontological Theory; 3. Income, Wealth, and Late-Life Inequality in the United States; 4. Cross-National Comparisons of Retirement Income; 5. Measurement of Late-Life Income and Wealth; 6. Gender Differences in Pension Wealth and Their Impact on Late-Life Inequality; 7. Human Capital and the Long-Term Effects of Education on Late-Life Inequality; 8. Socioeconomic Background and Midlife Health in the United States; 9. Late-Life Morbidity Trajectories and SES.
- 10. Saving, Public Policy, and Late-Life Inequality11. The Economic Future of the Baby Boom Generation; 12. Conclusion: Prospects for Retirement Resources in an Aging Society; Index.