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Title Assessing the impact of severe economic recession on the elderly : summary of a workshop / Malay Majmundar, rapporteur ; Steering Committee on the Challenges of Assessing the Impact of Severe Economic Recession on the Elderly, Committee on Population, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2011

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Contents Introduction -- The economic crisis now and in historical perspective -- Markets, expectations, and preferences -- Work, labor markets, and retirement -- Consumption, savings, pensions, and wealth -- Health and well-being -- Living arrangements and transfers -- Housing -- General discussion: priorities for data collection
Summary The economic crisis that began in 2008 has had a significant impact on the well-being of certain segments of the population and its disruptive effects can be expected to last well into the future. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), which is concerned with this issue as it affects the older population in the United States, asked the National Research Council to review existing and ongoing research and to delineate the nature and dimensions of potential scientific inquiry in this area. The Committee on Population thus established the Steering Committee on the Challenges of Assessing the Impact of Severe Economic Recession the Elderly to convene a meeting of experts to discuss these issues. The primary purpose of the workshop was to help NIA gain insight into the kinds of questions that it should be asking, the research that it should be supporting, and the data that it should be collecting. Attendees included invited experts in the fields of economics, sociology, and epidemiology; staff from NIA and the Social Security Administration (SSA); and staff from the National Academies. This report highlights the major issues that were raised in the workshop presentations and discussion
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes This study was supported by the National Institute on Aging's Division of Behavioral and Social Research through Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139, TO #92 between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Subject Older people -- United States -- Economic conditions -- Congresses
Recessions -- United States -- 21st century -- Congresses
Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 -- Congresses
Older people.
Quality of life.
Aged
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Recession
Quality of Life
Aged, 80 and over
elderly.
quality of life.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
Quality of life
Older people
Economic history
Older people -- Economic conditions
Recessions
United States -- Economic conditions -- Congresses
United States
United States
Genre/Form proceedings (reports)
Conference papers and proceedings
Conference papers and proceedings.
Actes de congrès.
Form Electronic book
Author Majmundar, Malay Kiran
National Research Council (U.S.). Steering Committee on the Challenges of Assessing the Impact of Severe Economic Recession on the Elderly.
National Institute on Aging.
ISBN 9780309209694
0309209692
9780309209700
0309209706
1283135108
9781283135108