Overview

This contributed volume provides a broad-based and in-depth exploration of demographic and related issues facing American society as it anticipates the retirement of the so-called baby boomers. The work provides a critical examination of the population and labor force projections most commonly used in discussions of retirement in the next century; looks at issues relating to the health and age structure of the population, examining those issues in the context of support mechanisms for retirement income security; and considers the potential lessons to be learned from the experiences of other industrialized societies in dealing with an aging population.

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Author:   Ann Rappaport ,  Sylvester J. Schieber
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.709kg
ISBN:  

9780275942489

ISBN 10:   0275942481
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   30 April 1993
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Overview by Anna M. Rappaport and Sylvester J. Schieber Demographic Change in the United States, 1970-2050 by Samuel H. Preston Discussions by Francisco R. Bayo, Stephen C. Goss, and Barry Edmonston Expected Changes in the Workforce and Implications for Labor Markets by Phillip B. Levine and Olivia S. Mitchell Discussions by Christopher M. Bone and Joseph F. Quinn Can Our Social Insurance Systems Survive the Demographic Shifts of Twenty-First Century? by Sylvester J. Schieber Discussions by Dwight K Barlett and Patrica M. Danzon The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Capital Formation by Alan J. Auerbach and Laurence J. Kotlikoff Discussion by Alicia H. Munnell Implications of Demographic Change for Design of Retirement Programs by John H. Biggs Discussions by Emily S. Andrews and Anna M. Rappaport Trends in Health among the American Population by Eileen M. Crimmins and Dominique G. Ingegneri Discussions by Eric R. Kingson and Marc M. Twinney, Jr. Population Aging and Retirement Policy: An International Perspective by Robert L. Clark Discussions by G. Lawrence Atkins and Robert J. Myers Bibliography Index

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ANNA M. RAPPAPORT is Managing Director of William M. Mercer, Inc., and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. She is a consultant to major employers on retirement benefits and the author of numerous journal articles. SYLVESTER J. SCHIEBER is a Vice President of The Wyatt Company and Director of its Research and Information Center in Washington, DC. Dr. Schieber is the author of two books, Retirement Income Opportunities in an Aging America: Coverage and Benefit Entitlement and Social Security: Perspectives on Preserving the System, and a number of journal articles and policy analysis papers.

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