Abstract

Richard V. Burkhauser, Ph.D., Professor ofEconomics, is Associate Director for the AgingStudies Program, Center for Policy Research, andDirector of the All-University Gerontology Center.He is also principal investigator for an NIA-fundedstudy of the well-being of the elderly in acomparative context.Timothy M. Smeeding, Ph.D., Professor ofEconomics and Public Administration, is Directorof the Center for Policy Research. He has alsobeen Project Director for the Luxembourg IncomeStudy (LIS), a database development and researchproject funded by a multi-nation consortium ofnational science and research foundations, since itsinception in 1983.This report was funded in part by the NationalInstitute on Aging, Program Project #1-P01-AG09743-01, “The Well-Being of the Elderly in aComparative Context.” The views expressed hereare solely those of the authors and do not reflectthe official position of the National Institute onAging.The Policy Brief series is a collection of essays oncurrent public policy issues in aging, health,income security, metropolitan studies and relatedresearch done by or on behalf of the Center forPolicy Research at the Maxwell School ofCitizenship and Public Affairs.Single copies of this publication may be obtainedat no cost from the Center for Policy Research,Maxwell School, 426 Eggers Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-1090.© 1994, Syracuse University

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