Developments in the Economics of Aging.

• Position: Bureau Books

Developments in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, will be available from the University of Chicago Press this spring for $99.00.

The number of Americans eligible to receive Social Security benefits will increase from 45 million to nearly 80 million in the next twenty years. Retirement systems therefore must adapt to meet the demands of the largest aging population in our nation's history. In this NBER Conference Volume, Wise and a distinguished group of analysts examine the economic issues that will confront policymakers as they seek to design the appropriate policies to protect the economic and physical health of these older Americans.

This volume looks at such topics as what factors influence work and retirement decisions at older ages; the changes in life...