Preface
Introduction by David A. Wise
1: The Effect of Labor Market Rigidities on the Labor Force Behavior of Older Workers
Michael D. Hurd
Comment: Angus S. Deaton
2: Why Are Retirement Rates So High at Age 65?
Robin L. Lumsdaine, James H. Stock, David A. Wise.
3: The Military Pension, Compensation, and Retirement of U.S. Air Force Pilots
John Ausink, David A. Wise.
Comment on Chapters 2 and 3: Robert J. Willis
4: Health Insurance and Early Retirement: Evidence from the Availability of Continuation Coverage
Jonathan Gruber, Brigitte C. Madrian.
Comment: Richard J. Zeckhauser
5: Medicare Reimbursement and Hospital Cost Growth
Mark B. McClellan
Comment: Thomas E. MaCurdy
6: Living Arrangements: Health and Wealth Effects
Axel Borsch-Supan, Daniel L. McFadden, Reinhold Schnabel.
Comment: Steven F. Venti
7: Do 401(k) Plans Replace Other Employer-Provided Pensions?
Leslie E. Papke, Mitchell Petersen, James M. Poterba.
Comment: Richard Thaler
8: Is Housing Wealth a Sideshow?
Jonathan S. Skinner
Comment: John B. Shoven
9: Elderly Health, Housing, and Mobility
Jonathan S. Feinstein
Comment: Daniel L. McFadden
10: Intergenerational Transfers, Aging, and Uncertainty
David N. Weil
Comment: James M. Poterba
Contributors
Author Index
Subject Index