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Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World
. Ed(S): Gruber, Jonathan; Wise, David A.
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Hardback. The future of retirement programs is troubled, both in United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. This title examines the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in a dozen nations. It evaluates the effects of illustrative policies for countries facing the impending growth of social security benefits. Editor(s): Gruber, Jonathan; Wise, David A. Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. Num Pages: 392 pages, 218 line drawings, 115 tables. BIC Classification: JKSB; KFFD; KFFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 876.
The future of retirement programs is troubled, both in the United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. As improvements in health care and changes in lifestyles enable retirees to live longer than ever before, the stress on national budgets will increase substantially. In "Social Security Programs and Retirement" around the World, Jonathan Gruber, David A. Wise, and experts in many countries examine the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in a dozen nations. Drawing on the work of an international group of noted economists, the editors argue that social security programs provide strong incentives for workers to ... Read more
The future of retirement programs is troubled, both in the United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. As improvements in health care and changes in lifestyles enable retirees to live longer than ever before, the stress on national budgets will increase substantially. In "Social Security Programs and Retirement" around the World, Jonathan Gruber, David A. Wise, and experts in many countries examine the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in a dozen nations. Drawing on the work of an international group of noted economists, the editors argue that social security programs provide strong incentives for workers to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226310176
SKU
V9780226310176
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About . Ed(S): Gruber, Jonathan; Wise, David A.
Jonathan Gruber is professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and director of the Program on Children at the NBER, where he is a research associate. He is coeditor of the Journal of Public Economics and associate editor of the Journal of Health Economics. David A. Wise is the John F. Stambaugh Professor of Political Economy at the ... Read more
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