Legislation

• Bill Introduced: S.3219 Senior Investor Protections Enhancement Act of 2008

  A bill to enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors.
  (June 25, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.339 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to ...

  Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.
  (April 29, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: H.R.5799 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

  To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.
  (April 13, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: S.2794 Senior Investor Protection Act of 2008

  A bill to protect older Americans from misleading and fraudulent marketing practices, with the goal of increasing retirement security.
  (March 30, 2008)

• Bill Introduced: S.2641 Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act of 2008

  A bill to amend title XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the transparency of information on skilled nursing facilities and nursing facilities and to clarify and improve the targeting of the enforcement of requirements with respect to such facilities.
  (February 12, 2008)

Regulations

Articles

• Ageing, Productivity and Wages in Austria

  ECON Working Paper No. 03/2011 Bernhard Mahlberg , Inga Freund , Jesus Crespo Cuaresma and Alexia Prskawetz Institute for Industrial Research (IWI) , Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography , Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads Ageing, Productivity and Wages in Austria: Evidence from a Matched Employer-Employee Data Set at the Sector Level ECON Working Paper No. 02/2011 Bernhard Mahlberg , Inga Freund and Alexia Prskawetz Institute for Industrial Research (IWI) , Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography and Austrian Academy of Sciences - Vienna Institute of Demography Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads Boomer-Ang Eldercare: Deductible Claim? Tax Notes, Vol. 134, No. 5, 2012 Wendy C. Gerzog University of Baltimore - School of Law Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 64 downloads Incentives to Retire Imposed by Old-Age Pension Policy in Estonia Discussions on Estonian Economic Policy No. 2/2011 Mikk Medijainen University of Tartu - Department of Economics Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads The Increasing Labor Force Participation of Older Workers and Its Effect on the Income of the Aged Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 59-77, 2012 Michael V. Leonesio , Benjamin Bridges , Robert Gesumaria and Linda Del Bene Social Security Administration - Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics , U.S. Social Security Administration , Government of the United States of America - Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics and Social Security Administration - Office of Research, Evaluation and Statistics Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Last Revised: February 07, 2012
  (February 6, 2012)

• This is Not Your Parents’ Retirement: Comparing Retirement Income Across Generations

  Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 37-58, 2012 Barbara A. Butrica , Karen E. Smith and Howard Iams The Urban Institute , Urban Institute and U.S. Social Security Administration Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 1 downloads Unpacking Inequality and Class: Family, Gender and the Reconstruction of Class Barriers New England Law Review, Vol. 45, No. 3, 2011 June Carbone University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Law Date Posted: February 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 1 downloads The Impact of Changes in Couples’ Earnings on Married Women’s Social Security Benefits Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 1-9, 2012 Barbara A. Butrica and Karen E. Smith The Urban Institute and Urban Institute Date Posted: February 05, 2012 Accepted Paper Series The Retirement Prospects of Divorced Women Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 11-22, 2012 Barbara A. Butrica and Karen E. Smith The Urban Institute and Urban Institute Date Posted: February 05, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 1 downloads Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Retirement Prospects of Divorced Women in the Baby Boom and Generation X Cohorts Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 72, No. 1, pp. 23-36, 2012 Barbara A. Butrica and Karen E. Smith The Urban Institute and Urban Institute Date Posted: February 04, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 2 downloads 'So Pensions in Europe Will Remain Sustainable - But Will They Remain Adequate?' - An Assessment of the Consequences of the AWG Projections on the Adequacy of Social Security Pensions in Belgium, Italy and Germany Hermann Buslei , Gijs Dekkers , maria cozzolino Jr. , Raphael Desmet , Johannes Geyer , Dirk Hofmann , Michele Raitano , Viktor Steiner , Paola Tanda , Simone Tedeschi and Frédéric Verschueren Deutsches Institut für Wirtschafsforschung , Centre for Sociological Research, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and Federal Planning Bureau, Belgium , Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica, Italy , Federal Planning Bureau, Belgium , German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) , German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) , ISAE, Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica , German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) , ISAE, Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica , ISAE, Istituto di Studi e Analisi Economica and Federal Planning Bureau, Belgium Date Posted: January 29, 2012 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Is it True Love? Altruism Versus Exchange in Time and Money Transfers University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Dept. of Economics Research Paper Series No. 27/WP/2011 Rob J.M. Alessie , Viola Angelini and Giacomo Pasini University of Groningen , University of Groningen - Faculty of Economics and Business and University of Venice Date Posted: January 26, 2012 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Reforming the Pension Reforms: The Recent Initiatives and Actions on Pensions in Argentina and Chile Rafael Rofman , Eduardo Fajnzylber and German Dario Herrera World Bank - Latin America and Caribbean Region , Universidad Adolfo Ibañez and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: January 26, 2012 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Retirement Behaviour and Retirement Incentives in Spain Isabel Argimón , Marta Botella , Clara I. Gonzalez and Raquel Vegas Banco de España , Bank of Spain , Foundation for Applied Economic Research (FEDEA) and FEDEA Date Posted: January 26, 2012 Working Paper Series 1 downloads Hours of Work and Retirement Behavior IZA Discussion Paper No. 6270 C. Sofia Machado and Miguel Portela affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho Date Posted: January 21, 2012 Working Paper Series 4 downloads Civil Service and Military Pension Reforms in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore REFORMING PENSIONS FOR CIVIL AND MILITARY SERVANTS, pp. 59-112, Maruzen Publishing, 2011, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Research Paper No. SPP11-34 Mukul G. Asher and Azad Singh Bali National University of Singapore - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and National University of Singapore - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Date Posted: January 18, 2012 Last Revised: January 31, 2012
  (January 30, 2012)

• Economic Activity of Older People in the Context of Social Capital Research - Bialystok ...

  WĘZŁY GORDYJSKIE ROZWOJU POLSKI WSCHODNIEJ, ZESZYTY NAUKOWE WYŻSZEJ SZKOŁY EKONOMII I INNOWACJI W LUBLINIE. SERIA: EKONOMIA, Vol. 3, pp. 289-311, M. Stefański, ed., Innovatio Press, 2011, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: January 18, 2012 Accepted Paper Series Spending Adjustments Made by Older Americans to Save Money EBRI Notes, Vol. 33, No. 1, p. 7, January 2012 Sudipto Banerjee Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Date Posted: January 13, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 10 downloads Living Arrangements of the Elderly in China: Evidence from Charls IZA Discussion Paper No. 6249 Xiaoyan Lei , John Strauss , Meng Tian and Yaohui Zhao Peking University - CCER , University of Southern California - Department of Economics , Peking University and Peking University Date Posted: January 08, 2012 Working Paper Series 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’ Benefits!' − Revisiting Intergenerational Conflict in OECD Countries Center for international Economics Working Paper No. 2011-13 Tim Krieger and Jens Ruhose University of Paderborn and CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) - Ifo Institute for Economic Research Date Posted: January 06, 2012 Working Paper Series 9 downloads The Ethics of Tax Evasion: A Survey of Hispanic Opinion Accounting & Taxation, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 53-74, 2012 Robert W. McGee , Arsen M. Djatej and Robert H. Sarikas Florida International University (FIU) - School of Accounting , Eastern Washington University and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: January 06, 2012 Accepted Paper Series 9 downloads Experimental Analysis of the Health and Well-Being Effects of a Non-Contributory Social Security Program RAND Working Paper No. WR-903 Emma Aguila , Arie Kapteyn , Rosalba Robles and Beverly Weidmer RAND Corporation , RAND Corporation , Government of the State of Yucatan and RAND Corporation Date Posted: January 04, 2012 Working Paper Series 18 downloads Retirement and Home Production: A Regression Discontinuity Approach IZA Discussion Paper No. 6229 Elena G.F. Stancanelli and Arthur van Soest University of Cergy-Pontoise - THEMA and RAND Corporation Date Posted: December 31, 2011 Working Paper Series 1 downloads The Dynamics of Income-Related Health Inequalities Near Retirement Heesoo Joo State University of New York at Albany - Department of Economics Date Posted: December 26, 2011 Working Paper Series 16 downloads Retirement and Home Production: A Regression Discontinuity Approach Netspar Discussion Paper No. 12/2011-096 Elena G.F. Stancanelli and Arthur van Soest University of Cergy-Pontoise - THEMA and RAND Corporation Date Posted: December 22, 2011 Working Paper Series 3 downloads Actuarial Fairness When Longevity Increases: An Evaluation of the Italian Pension System Netspar Discussion Paper No. 11/2011-092 Michele Belloni and Carlo Maccheroni Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies (CeRP) and University of Turin Date Posted: December 19, 2011 Working Paper Series 4 downloads Retirement Age Expectations of Older Americans Between 2006 and 2010 EBRI Notes, Vol. 32, No. 12, December 2011 Sudipto Banerjee Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) Date Posted: December 16, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 13 downloads Senior Activity Rate, Retirement Incentives, and Labor Relations Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, Vol. 5, 2011 Helene Blake and Marc Sangnier affiliation not provided to SSRN and Paris School of Economics (PSE) Date Posted: December 15, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 19 downloads The Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear Meltdown: Towards the (Re)Construction of a Safe, Sustainable and Compassionate Society in Japan's Shrinking Regions Local Environment, Vol. 16, No. 9, pp. 823-847, 2011 Peter Matanle University of Sheffield - School of East Asian Studies Date Posted: December 14, 2011 Last Revised: January 06, 2012
  (January 5, 2012)

• The Asset Cost of Poor Health

  HKS Working Paper No. RWP11-005 James M. Poterba , Steven F. Venti and David A. Wise Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics , Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Date Posted: December 12, 2011 Working Paper Series 23 downloads Honourable Intentions? Analysing the Interests of Private Equity in the Aged Care Sector Third Sector Review, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 63-82, 2010 Marie dela Rama , Melissa Edwards , Bronwen Dalton and Jenny Green UTS Centre for Corporate Governance , affiliation not provided to SSRN , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 07, 2011 Accepted Paper Series NDC v. FDC: Pros, Cons and Replication David P. Blake City University London - Cass Business School - The Pensions Institute Date Posted: December 07, 2011 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Determinants of Obtaining Formal and Informal LTC across European Countries CASE Network Studies and Analyses No. 431 Agnieszka Sowa and Izabela Styczyńska CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: December 05, 2011 Working Paper Series 2 downloads Social Security Benefits: Windfall Elimination Provision Orange County Lawyer, Vol. 35, No. 12, p. 30, December 2011 Francine J. Lipman and James E. Williamson University of Nevada, Las Vegas - William S. Boyd School of Law and San Diego State University - College of Business Administration Date Posted: December 01, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 160 downloads Barriers and Prospects of Social Age Integration in Contemporary Poland JAKOŚĆ ŻYCIA SENIORÓW W XXI WIEKU Z PERSPEKTYWY POLITYKI SPOŁECZNEJ, WYDAWNICTWO BIBLIOTEKA, pp. 92-107, D. Kałuża & P. Szukalski, eds., Tódź, 2010, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 25, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Older People About Their Media Image KULTUROWE ASPEKTY STRUKTURY SPOŁECZNEJ. FUNDAMENTY. KONSTRUKCJE. FASADY, WYDAWNICTWO IFIS PAN AND WYDZIAŁ HISTORYCZNO-SOCJOLOGICZNY UNIWERSYTETU W BIAŁYMSTOKU, pp. 383-395, P. Gliński, I. Sadowski & A. Zawistowska, eds., Warszawa, 2010, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 25, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Social Inequality in the Context of Social Capital of the Elderly from Białystok: Based on Examples from Nursing Homes for the Elderly and University of the Third Age SPOŁECZNE WYMIARY STARZENIA SIĘ, BIBLIOTEKA GERONTOLOGII SPOŁECZNEJ. TOM IV, WYD. WYŻSZA SZKOŁA ADMINISTRACJI, UNIWERSYTET ŁÓDZKI, pp. 101-117, A. Fabiś & M. Muszyński, eds., Bielsko-Biała, 2011, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 25, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Strategic Responses on Population Ageing in Regional Policy THEORY OF MANAGEMENT 4: THE SELECTED PROBLEMS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE BASE, pp. 261-265, Š. Hittmár, ed., University of Žilina, 2011, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 25, 2011 Accepted Paper Series The Safety of Elderly People in the Context of Social Capital Research - Bialystok Residents Example ZAGROŻENIA W STAROŚCI I NA JEJ PRZEDPOLU, UNIWERSYTET W BIAŁYMSTOKU, pp. 75-90, M. Halicka, J. Halicki & K. Czykier, eds., 2010, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 25, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Inventive Chaos: Art Works of Deviantart.com Community as an Example of Ageing Diversity PATRZĄC NA STAROŚĆ, pp. 165-211, H. Jakubowska, A. Raciniewska & Ł. Rogowski, eds., UAM, 2009, Andrzej Klimczuk affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 24, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Population Aging and Aggregate Consumption in Developing Asia Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 282 Gemma Esther B. Estrada , Donghyun Park and Ramayandi Arief Asian Development Bank - Economic Research , Asian Development Bank - Economic Research and Asian Development Bank - Economic Research Date Posted: November 24, 2011 Working Paper Series 14 downloads The Economic Life Cycle and Support Systems in Asia Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 283 Sang-Hyop Lee and Andrew W. Mason University of Hawaii at Manoa - Department of Economics and University of Hawaii at Manoa Date Posted: November 17, 2011 Working Paper Series 12 downloads Why Does Population Aging Matter so Much for Asia? Population Aging, Economic Growth, and Economic Security in Asia Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 284 Sang-Hyop Lee , Andrew W. Mason and Donghyun Park University of Hawaii at Manoa - Department of Economics , University of Hawaii at Manoa and Asian Development Bank - Economic Research Date Posted: November 17, 2011 Working Paper Series 21 downloads The Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Exploring the Role of Skills and Health Using Data on Adoptees and Twins IZA Discussion Paper No. 6099 Petter Lundborg , Martin Nordin and Dan-Olof Rooth VU University Amsterdam , Lund University and University of Kalmar Date Posted: November 13, 2011 Working Paper Series 6 downloads The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective IZA Discussion Paper No. 6088 John Giles , Dewen Wang and Wei Cai World Bank , affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN Date Posted: November 13, 2011 Working Paper Series 3 downloads What Can We Learn from Analyzing Historical Data on Social Security Entitlements? Social Security Bulletin, Vol. 71, No. 4, pp. 1-13, 2011 Joyce Manchester and Jae Song Government of the United States of America - Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and U.S. Social Security Administration Date Posted: November 04, 2011 Accepted Paper Series 20 downloads Age and Productivity – Sector Differences? ZEW - Centre for European Economic Research Discussion Paper No. 11-058 Christian Goebel and Thomas Zwick Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich Date Posted: October 26, 2011 Working Paper Series 9 downloads Unpaid and Paid Care: The Effects of Child Care and Elder Care on the Standard of Living Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Working Paper No. 691 Kijong Kim and Rania Antonopoulos Levy Economics Institute of Bard College and Bard College - The Levy Economics Institute Date Posted: October 19, 2011 Working Paper Series 7 downloads Delaying Retirement to Pay for College Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol. 64, No. 5, 2011 Elizabeth Weber Handwerker Bureau of Labor Statistics Date Posted: October 17, 2011 Accepted Paper Series Are Defined Contribution Pension Schemes Socially Sustainable? A Conceptual Map from a Macroprudential Perspective CEFIN Working Paper No. 28 Giuseppe Marotta Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE) - Faculty of Business and Economics Date Posted: October 10, 2011 Last Revised: October 23, 2011
  (October 22, 2011)

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