The economic effects of aging in the United States and Japan (University of Chicago Press, 1997)
Papers presented at a joint Japan Center for Economic Research-National Bureau of Economic Research conference heod in Hakone, Japan, in September 1993
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
I. Demography and macroeconmic impact of aging - Projection of Japanese public pension costs in the first half of the twenty-first century and the effects of three possible reforms - Seiritsu Ogura -- - The Effects of demographic trends on consumption, saving, and government expenditures in the United States - Michael D. Hurd -- - Population aging and the savings-investment balance in Japan - Naohiro Yashiro and Akiko Sato Oishi -- - The Economic position of the elderly in Japan - Naohiro Yashiro
II. Aging and asset markets - The Consequences of population aging for private pension fund saving and asset markets - Sylvester J. Schieber and John B. Shoven -- - The Effects of aging on national saving and asset accumulation in Japan - Naoto Yamauchi -- - The Impact of demographics on housing and nonhousing wealth in the United States - Hilary W. Hoynes and Daniel L. McFadden -- - Improvement of after-retirement income by home equity conversion mortgages: possibility and problems in Japan - Jukio Noguchi
III. Aging, household saving, and retirement - The Effects of special saving programs on saving and wealth - James M. Poterba, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise -- - The Economic status of the elderly in Japan: microdata finding - Noriyuki Takayama -- - Retirement incentives: the interaction between employer-provided pensions, social security, and retiree health benefits - Robin L. Lumsdaine, James H. Stock, and David A. Wise -- - Labor market implications of social security: company pension plans, public pensions, and retirement behavior of the elderly in Japan - Atsushi Seike