Themes in the Economics of Aging.

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Themes in the Economics of Aging, edited by David A. Wise, is available from the University of Chicago Press for $75.00. This eighth in a series of NBER Project Reports on the economics of aging looks at the implications of private and public personal retirement plans, in particular 401(k) programs, on retirement strategies. It also considers the relationship between health and wealth in light of the increases in health care spending over the past two...