Information on "Elderly" and "Americas"
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December 2009
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Dec 2009
Taming the Deficit
Author: David Rosnick, Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This publication is critical of the conventional argument that current and projected future US budget deficits will place an unbearable burden on future generations. More on «Taming the Deficit»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Free Trade in Health Care
Author: Dean Baker, Hye Jin Rho
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper projects the potential gains from opening up America's Medicare and Medicaid programs to free trade. More on «Free Trade in Health Care»
November 2008
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24 Nov 2008
Old Promises and New Blood: How Immigration Reform Can Help America Prosper in the Face of Baby Boomer Retirement
Author: Dowell Myers
This paper examines the potential role of immigration in solving the challenges posed by an aging society in the US. More on «Old Promises and New Blood: How Immigration Reform Can Help America Prosper in the Face of Baby Boomer Retirement»
February 2007
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Feb 2007
Public Pensions in a Development Context
Author: Ken Battle, Edward Tamagno
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper discusses the Canadian pension system, which consists of a mix of public and private elements and focuses on the reforms made to the public parts of this system. More on «Public Pensions in a Development Context»
September 2006
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13 Sep 2006
The Cross-Atlantic Exchange to Advance Long-Term Care
Author: Svetla Tsolova, Jørgen Mortensen
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This background paper examines the possibilities to advance long-term care (LTC) in the EU and the US. More on «The Cross-Atlantic Exchange to Advance Long-Term Care»
March 2005
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Mar 2005
Health and Retirement Decisions
Author: Matthias Deschryvere
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This paper surveys the relationship between the labor supply and health of elderly persons in the US and EU, based on a review of major studies found in the literature. More on «Health and Retirement Decisions» -
Mar 2005
Basic Facts on Social Security and Proposed Benefit Cuts/Privatization
Author: Dean Baker, David Rosnick
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This report provides background for the debate on privatizing US Social Security, the national pension scheme. More on «Basic Facts on Social Security and Proposed Benefit Cuts/Privatization»
January 2005
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18 Jan 2005
Growing the Social Security Crisis
Author: Dean Baker, Mark Weisbrot
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper points out inaccuracies in a 2004 poverty rate projection by the US Social Security Administration. More on «Growing the Social Security Crisis»
March 2004
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3 Mar 2004
Medicare Choice Plus, the Answer to the Long-Term Deficit Problem
Author: Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper discusses Medicare Choice Plus, a market-oriented program that takes advantage of international trade to reduce rising US government health care expenditures. More on «Medicare Choice Plus, the Answer to the Long-Term Deficit Problem»
December 2003
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4 Dec 2003
Still a Pain
Author: Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper discusses the rising cost of prescription drugs for the elderly in America. More on «Still a Pain»
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