"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