Studies in the Economics of Aging -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I. Demographic Transition and the Federal Budget -- 1. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending -- II. Death Rates and Life Expectancy -- 2. Methods for Projecting the Future Size and Health Status of the U.S. Elderly Population -- 3. Longer Life Expectancy? Evidence from Sweden of Reductions in Mortality Rates at Advanced Ages -- III. Retirement Saving -- 4. 401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving -- 5. Some Thoughts on Savings -- IV. Retirement Behavior -- 6. Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men and Women, Medicare, and Models -- V. Demographic Transition and Housing Values -- 7. Demographics, the Housing Market, and the Welfare of the Elderly -- VI. International Comparisons -- 8. Aging in Germany and the United States: International Comparisons -- 9. Saving, Growth, and Aging in Taiwan -- VII. Long-Term Care -- 10. Forecasting Nursing Home Utilization of Elderly Americans -- 11. Policy Options for Long-Term Care -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index.