United States and Ageing
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- Which countries are preparing for old age?
- R. Jackson; N. Howe; K. Nakashima / Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2011
- The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) aims to provide a comprehensive assessment of the progress that countries are making in preparing for global ageing, and particularly the “old-age dependency” dimension of...
- American Indian elders are on the crest of a chronic disease epidemic
- D.E. Satter; S.P. Wallace / Health Disparities Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 2010
- The elderly population (age 55 and older) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) is projected to increase from 5.5% of the total U.S. AIAN population in 1990 to 12.6% in 2050. Many are failing to participate in health insura...
- Arguing the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults
- M. Lee / Population Reference Bureau, 2009
- This newsletter reviews some recent research on ageing and HIV/AIDS, trying to figure out HIV/AIDS risk factors and the cost-effectiveness of HIV screening for older adults in the US. The paper notes that longevity has incr...
- Will continuing scientific advances boost overall health care spending?
- H.J. Aaron / Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, 2009
- Many studies argue that projections of health care spending should be based on the assumption that age-specific health care spending should be assumed to decline because of reductions in age-specific mortality rates. This paper contra...
- Creating a suitability standard for reverse mortgages and equity conversion products
- T. Twomey; R. Jurgens / National Consumer Law Center, 2009
- This paper claims that the consumer protections built into the old reverse mortgages programme are being eclipsed by the drive to exploit senior home equity by major banks and insurance companies, among others. The paper indicates tha...
- What reasons are behind the health gap between US and Europe?
- P.C. Michaud; D. Goldman; A. Gailey / Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population, 2009
- There is a growing longevity gap between the US and Europe with no settled interpretation. This paper demonstrates that differences in observed disease prevalence can almost entirely account for this difference. The paper points that ...
- Are the wealth rankings of countries being incorrectly measured?
- I Almås; M. Mogstad / Luxembourg Income Study, 2009
- Differences in individual wealth holdings are widely viewed as a driving force of economic inequality. However, as this finding relies on cross-section data, the authors of this paper argue that we may be confusing older with wealthie...
- Effects of social security on retirement age and fertility
- Population Reference Bureau, 2009
- Social security programs are increasing in number around the world. Systems in many of countries have funding problems. Social security may also have unintended effects on economic and demographic behaviour in a country. Ma...
- Governments’ policies on pension provision are badly misguided
- P. Booth (ed); N. Juurikkala (ed); N. Silver (ed) / Institute of Economic Affairs, 2009
- This survey of government interventions in pension provision examines the different issues surrounding pensions and public policy in a range of high, middle and low-income countries.In particular it argues that wid...
- Are 401(k) pension plans really that unsuccessful?
- P. J. Brady / Pension Research Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
- Despite only having been in existence for 27 years – less than a typical working career – some analysts seem to have concluded that 401(k) plans are a failure. 401(k) plans were expected to be supplemental plan...
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