Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly

David Cutler and David Wise ()

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JEL-codes: H0 I1 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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Chapters in this book:

Introduction to "Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly" , pp 1-18

David Cutler, David Wise and Richard G. Woodbury

The Health of Older Men in the Past , pp 21-54

Dora Costa

Arthritis: Changes in Its Prevalence during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries , pp 55-74

Paula Canavese and Robert Fogel

Socioeconomic and Demographic Disparties in Trends in Old-Age Disability , pp 75-102

Robert Schoeni, Vicki A. Freedman and Linda G. Martin

Pathways to Disability: Predicting Health Trajectories , pp 105-150

Florian Heiss, Axel Börsch-Supan, Michael Hurd and David Wise

Clinical Pathways to Disability , pp 151-187

Mary Beth Landrum, Kate A. Stewart and David Cutler

Intensive Medical Care and Cardiovascular Disease Disability Reductions , pp 191-222

David Cutler, Mary Beth Landrum and Kate A. Stewart

Are Baby Boomers Aging Better Than Their Predecessors? Trends in Overweight, Arthritis, and Mobility Difficulty , pp 223-235

Suzanne G. Leveille, Christina C. Wee and Lisa I. Iezzoni

Disability and Spending Growth , pp 237-248

Michael E. Chernew, Dana Goldman and Feng Pan

Work Disability is a Pain in the ****, Especially in England, the Netherlands, and the United States , pp 251-293

James Banks, Arie Kapteyn, James Smith and Arthur van Soest

Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance , pp 295-336

Amitabh Chandra and Andrew Samwick

Why Are the Disability Rolls Skyrocketing? The Contribution of Population Characteristics, Economic Conditions, and Program Generosity , pp 337-379

Mark Duggan and Scott Imberman

Early Retirement and DI/SSI Applications: Exploring the Impact of Depression , pp 381-408

Rena Conti, Ernst R. Berndt and Richard G. Frank

Trends in Assistance with Daily Activities: Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities Persist in the US Older Population , pp 411-438

Vicki A. Freedman, Linda G. Martin, Jennifer Cornman, Emily M. Agree and Robert Schoeni

How do Medicare Beneficiaries with Physical and Sensory Disabilities Feel About Their Health Care? , pp 439-454

Lisa I. Iezzoni, Jane R. Soukup and Suzanne G. Leveille

Inter-Spousal Mortality Effects: Caregiver Burden Across the Spectrum of Disabling Disease , pp 455-477

Nicholas A. Christakis and Paul D. Allison

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