Insights in the Economics of Aging.

• Position: NBER Books

Edited by David A. Wise The University of Chicago Press, 2017 $110.00 (cloth)

In many developed countries, the fraction of the population over age 65 is projected to rise in coming decades, in some cases sharply. This has generated growing interest in research on the health and economic circumstances of individuals as they age. Many individuals are retiring from paid work, and they are living longer than ever. Their well-being is shaped by past decisions, such as their saving behavior, as well as by current and future economic conditions, health status, medical innovations, and a rapidly evolving landscape of policy...