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1	Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System more books like this by Milton C Cummings add to wishlist A political science text for the 21st Century, DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE has provided well over a million students with a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of American Government. Milton Cummings, a respected scholar and academic, and David Wise, a best selling author and political analyst, bring their talents to bear on a text that conveys a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Tibetan Buddhist Altars: A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art and Wisdom more books like this by Robert Beers, David A Carter, Tad Wise add to wishlist Tibetan Buddhist Altars offers a novel approach to inspire meditation: the pop-up altar. This colourful collection of three-dimensional renderings of traditional thangka paintings features five important deities presented in stunning pop-up scenes, paired with appropriate mantras and brief histories. Both practical and whimsical, this one-of-a ... see all copies from $99.00! first editions
3	Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to American Political System more books like this by Milton C Cummings, David A Wise add to wishlist This volume aims to convey a balanced, realistic sense of American political history and to describe the institutions of American government. It focuses on currency and on the gap between theory and reality in government and the political system. The authors introduce students to important theoretical concepts while clarifying issues with examples ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.15! \| first editions
4	Human Factors in Certification more books like this by John A Wise (Editor), V David Hopkin (Editor) add to wishlist Much has happened to certification and to human factors during the past few years. In this volume, the editors and other specialists discuss the topic of human factors applied to certification. They focus on core topics in the certification process that have emerged in the study of product certification in high-tech industries. The editors' ... see all copies from $22.93! new only from $38.97!
5	Analyses in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist Analyses in the Economics of Aging summarizes a massive amount of new research on several popular and less-examined topics pertaining to the relationship between economics and aging. Among the many themes explored in this volume, considerable attention is given to new research on retirement savings, the cost and efficiency of medical resources, ... see all copies from $3.24! new only from $36.25! \| first editions
6	The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences more books like this by Richard B Freeman (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist The fifteen studies in The Youth Labor Market Problem detail the ambiguity and inadequacy of our presents standard statistics as applied to youth unemployment: they point out the error in many commonly accepted views of the problem: and they show that many critically important aspects of this problem are not adequately understood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $84.32! \| first editions
7	Topics in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist The original essays and commentary in this volume--the third in a series reporting the results of the NBER Economics of Aging Program--address issues that are of particular importance to the well-being of individuals as they age and to a society at large that is composed increasingly of older persons. The contributors examine social security ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $84.32! \| first editions
8	Issues in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist The first volume, The Economics of Aging, was published in 1988. The studies reported in this volume are divided into two broad categories. The first set of studies deals with the housing and living arrangement decisions of older people. The second set of studies deals with labor market behavior of older workers and the decision of when to retire. see all copies from $12.00! new only from $89.24! \| first editions
9	Perspectives on the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor), University of Chicago Press (Creator) add to wishlist This book investigates several important issues in the economics of aging, including the accumulation of wealth and the relationship between health and financial prosperity. Examining the changes in savings behavior and investment priorities in the United States over the past few decades, contributors to the volume point to a dramatic shift from ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
10	Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States more books like this by Catedral, David A Wise (Editor), Seiritsu Ogura (Editor) add to wishlist This volume presents a selection of thirteen high-caliber papers addressing issues in employment practices, labor markets, and health, benefit and pension policies of the United States and Japan. see all copies from $3.49! new only from $22.50!
11	Social Experimentation more books like this by Jerry A Hausman (Editor), David A Wise add to wishlist 'This book lives up to the scholarly reputation of its editor admirably well...It provides us a tour de force in simulation methodology of behavioral responses to various topical tax reform proposals.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $56.00! \| first editions
12 view cover	Themes in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist In the past few years, the economic ramifications of ageing have garnered close attention from a group of NBER researchers led by the author. In this volume, Wise and his collaborators continue to analyze a nexus of age-related issues. see all copies from $29.80! new only from $46.87!
13 view cover	Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Fiscal Implications of Reform more books like this by Jonathan Gruber (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist The future of retirement programs is troubled, both in the United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. As improvements in health care and changes in lifestyles enable retirees to live longer than ever before, the stress on national budgets will increase substantially. In "Social Security Programs and Retirement" ... see all copies from $61.01! new only from $64.75!
14 view cover	Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Micro-Estimation more books like this by Jonathan Gruber (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist This work is an analysis and country-by-country comparison of the effects of social security incentives on retirement behaviour in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and the United States. see all copies from $2.22! new only from $70.94!
15 view cover	Aging Issues in the United States and Japan more books like this by Seiritsu Ogura (Editor), David A Wise (Editor), Toshiaki Tachibanaki (Editor) add to wishlist The population base in both the USA and Japan is growing older and, as these populations age, they provoke unexamined economic consequences. This text explores those consequences, specifically four key areas including wealth and asset allocation over the life cycle, health care and reform. see all copies from $18.97! new only from $23.75!
16	Aging in the United States and Japan: Economic Trends more books like this by Yukio Noguchi (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist With essays on labour force participation and retirement, housing equity and the economic status of the elderly, budget implications of an aging population, and financing of social security and health care in the 1990s, this volume covers a broad spectrum of issues related to the economics of ageing. Among the book's findings are that workers are ... see all copies from $29.00! new only from $57.23!
17 view cover	Social Security and Retirement Around the World more books like this by Jonathan Gruber (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist In nearly every industrialized country, the population is ageing rapidly and individuals are living longer, demographic trends have strained the financial viability of many countries' social security systems. The financial strain has been compounded by another trend: workers are leaving the labour force at increasingly younger ages. What accounts ... see all copies from $27.20! new only from $76.00!
18 view cover	Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability Among the Elderly more books like this by David M Cutler (Editor), David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist Americans are living longer - and staying healthier longer - than ever before. Despite the rapid disappearance of pensions and health-care benefits for retirees, older people are healthier and better off than they were twenty years ago. In "Health at Older Ages", a distinguished team of economists analyzes the foundations of disability decline, ... see all copies from $87.25! new only from $87.25!
19 view cover	Pensions in the U.S. Economy more books like this by Zvi Bodie (Editor), David A Wise (Editor), Mr. John B Shoven (Editor) add to wishlist Pensions In The U.S. Economy is the fourth in a series on pensions from the National Bureau of Economic Research. For both economist and policymakers, this volume makes a valuable contribution to current research on pensions and the economics of the elderly. The contributors report on retirement saving of individuals and the saving that results ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $52.41!
20 view cover	Public Sector Payrolls more books like this by David A Wise (Photographer) add to wishlist This volume, developed from a 1984 National Bureau of Economic Research conference, focuses on various labor issues in military and other governmental employment. see all copies from $12.80! new only from $71.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Frontiers in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist As America's population ages, economic research related to the elderly becomes increasingly important to public policy. This text directs attention to four topics: the role of retirement accounts, such as IRAs and 401(k)s in personal saving; the economics of health care; new advances in research methodology; and ageing in relation to inequality. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.83!
22 view cover	Inquiries in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist For over a decade, the National Bureau of Economic Research has sponsored the Economics of Aging Program, under the direction of David A. Wise. The program addresses issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people. Within the next 20 years, an unprecedented proportion of ... see all copies from $9.72! new only from $60.00!
23 view cover	Pensions, Labor, and Individual Choice more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years a decline in the labor force participation of older workers has combined with rapid current and projected increases in the number of older Americans, producing major policy debates over looming 'crises' in social security and, to a lesser extent, in the private pension system. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $87.00!
24 view cover	Advances in the Economics of Aging more books like this by David A Wise (Editor) add to wishlist This volume presents innovative research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons: labor market behavior, health care, housing and living arrangements, and saving and wealth. Specific topics include the effect of labor market rigidities on the employment of older workers; the effect on retirement of the availability of ... see all copies from $12.53! new only from $98.00!
25 view cover	Issues in Pension Economics more books like this by Zvi Bodie (Editor), David A Wise (Editor), Mr. John B Shoven (Editor) add to wishlist The papers in this volume address two aspects of the relation between varieties of labor coverage and participation in the labor force: first, the strong correlation between age at retirement and kind of pension coverage and, second, the high cost imposed by pension plans on workers who change jobs, thus reducing instances of job change. see all copies from $14.00! new only from $87.00!

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