Consumption and Social Welfare or Inquiries in the Economics of Aging

Consumption and Social Welfare: Living Standards and their Distribution in the United States

Author: Daniel T Slesnick

The most widely-cited social welfare statistics in the United States are based on tabulations on family income. The picture that emerges is cause for concern. Yet, consumption-based statistics as employed in this work yield rigorous and quite different estimates of real individual and social welfare. Professor Slesnick's assessment is drawn from extended period data in order to chart long-run trends.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction;
2. Measuring economic welfare;
3. An initial look at the data;
4. The cost of living;
5. The standard of living;
6. Inequality;
7. Poverty in America;
8. Conclusion.

See also: Womens Work or Managing Internet Driven Change in International Telecommuications

Inquiries in the Economics of Aging

Author: David Ed A Wis

Inquiries in the Economics of Aging presents both empirical papers that consider questions that are fundamental to public policy and more theoretical contributions that lay new groundwork for future research in the economics of aging. Inquiries in the Economics of Aging provides a timely overview of some of the most important questions facing researchers on aging and outlines new techniques and models that may help to answer these questions. This important volume will be of great interest to specialists and policy makers as it paves the way for future analysis.