RETIREMENT PROSPECTS OF THE BABY BOOM GENERATION - A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE

被引：18

作者：

EASTERLIN, RA ^{[1
]}

MACDONALD, C ^{[1
]}

MACUNOVICH, DJ ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] WILLIAMS COLL,WILLIAMSTOWN,MA 01267

来源：

GERONTOLOGIST | 1990年 / 30卷 / 06期

关键词：

ECONOMIC STATUS; BABY BOOMERS; DEMOGRAPHIC ADJUSTMENTS;

D O I：

10.1093/geront/30.6.776

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学]; R592 [老年病学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100203 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

We examine the average economic status of baby boom cohorts as they approach retirement chiefly using data on their life cycle income experience to date. Contrary to popular impression, baby boomers are likely to enter old age in an even better economic position than pre-boom cohorts. Economic and demographic adjustments that they made, such as deferred marriages, reduced childbearing, and increased labor force participation of wives, have compensated for their relatively low wage rates. Potential downside effects of reduced childbearing regarding Social Security and health care prospects are discussed. © 1990 by The Cerontological Society of America.

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页码：776 / 783

页数：8