Investigations in the Economics of Aging.

Investigations in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, will be available in early summer 2012 from the University of Chicago Press. Building on findings from earlier editions in this NBER series, this volume focuses on the changing financial circumstances of the elderly and the relationship between these circumstances and health and health care. Among the topics addressed are the significance of out-of-pocket health care costs; the effects of inflation on social security; and the impact of the recent financial crisis on Americans' well-being...