<DIV>Since 1970 the United States government has spent over half a billion dollars on social experiments intended to assess the effect of potential tax policies, health insurance plans, housing subsidies, and other programs. Was it worth it? Was anything learned from these experiments that could not...</div>

<DIV>Even as life expectancy in many countries has continued to increase, social security and similar government programs can provide strong incentives for workers to leave the labor force when they reach the age of eligibility for benefits. Disability insurance programs can also play a significant...</div>

<DIV>This companion volume to <I>The Economics of Aging</I> (1989) examines the economic consequences of an increasingly older population, focusing on the housing and living arrangements of the elderly, as well as their labor force participation and retirement.

This must-have series continues to be the authoritative source on aging and how best to accommodate it financially, at the individual and national levels. This tenth volume covers everything from retirement savings accounts and Medicare to saving habits in a range of countries and predictors of...

The generation that swore it would never get old and warned us not to trust anyone over 30 is now, well, getting on in years. The result has been an unprecedented bulge in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant, and an important source of research...