"This volume consists of papers presented at a conference held at Carefree, Arizona, in May 1995"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Insurance or self-insurance? / Matthew J. Eichner, Mark B. McClellan, and David A. Wise -- What is technological change? / David M. Cutler and Mark B. McClellan -- Lump-sum distributions from retirement saving plans / James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise -- Does Medicare eligibility affect retirement? / Brigitte C. Madrian and Nancy Dean Beaulieu -- Caring for the elderly / Kathleen McGarry -- Measuring poverty among the elderly / Angus Deaton and Christina Paxson -- Covariance structure of mortality rates in hospitals / Douglas Staiger -- Household wealth of the elderly under alternative imputation procedures / Hilary Hoynes, Michael Hurd, and Harish Chand -- Subjective survival curves and life cycle behavior / Michael Hurd, Daniel McFadden, and Li Gan -- Cause-specific mortality among Medicare enrollees / Jayanta Bhattacharya, Alan M. Garber, and Thomas E. MaCurdy.

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For over a decade, the National Bureau of Economic Research has sponsored the Economics of Aging Program, under the direction of David A. Wise. The program addresses issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people. Within the next twenty years, an unprecedented proportion of Americans will be over sixty-five. New research in the economics of aging is an essential element of understanding what the future holds for this aging population. Inquiries in the Economics of Aging presents both empirical papers that consider questi.