GERO 506 - Economics of Aging (3)

Prerequisites: admission into the Gerontology M.S. Program or classified BAE status and GERO 501 or ECON 340. Economic consequences of population aging and the economic status of the aged. Income adequacy in old age: dependency, work income, retirement planning, social security, employer-sponsored pensions and financing health care. Economic security today and tomorrow. International comparisons. (Same as ECON 506)