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Front Matter i-xviii
1 Introduction and Overview--James P. Smith and Malay Majmundar 1-14
NEW AND EMERGING DATA INITIATIVES 15-16
2 Preparing for Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Infrastructure for Science and Policy--James P. Smith 17-35
3 Longitudinal Aging Study in India: Vision, Design, Implementation, and Preliminary Findings--P. Arokiasamy, David Bloom, Jinkook Lee, Kevin Feeney, and Marija Ozolins 36-74
ECONOMIC GROWTH, LABOR MARKETS, AND CONSUMPTION 75-76
4 Population Aging, Intergenerational Transfers, and Economic Growth: Asia in a Global Context--Ronald Lee and Andrew Mason 77-95
5 Facilitating Longer Working Lives: The Need, the Rationale, the How--David A. Wise 96-115
6 The Labor Supply and Retirement Behavior of China's Older Workers and Elderly in Comparative Perspective--John Giles, Dewen Wang, and Wei Cai 116-147
7 Relying on Whom? Poverty and Consumption Financing of China's Elderly--Albert Park, Yan Shen, John Strauss, and Yaohui Zhao 148-172
8 Retirement Process in Japan: New Evidence from the Japanese Study on Aging and Retirement (JSTAR)--Hidehiko Ichimura and Satoshi Shimizutani 173-204
FAMILY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 205-206
9 Patterns and Correlates of Intergenerational Nontime Transfers: Evidence from CHARLS--Xiaoyan Lei, John Giles, Yuqing Hu, Albert Park, John Strauss, and Yaohui Zhao 207-228
10 Household Dynamics and Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Indonesia: Evidence from a Longitudinal Survey--Firman Witoelar 229-260
11 Social Networks, Family, and Care Giving Among Older Adults in India--Lisa F. Berkman, T.V. Sekher, Benjamin Capistrant, and Yuhui Zheng 261-278
12 Effects of Social Activities on Cognitive Functions: Evidence from CHARLS--Yuqing Hu, Xiaoyan Lei, James P. Smith, and Yaohui Zhao 279-306
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING 307-308
13 Socioeconomic Success and Health in Later Life: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey--Firman Witoelar, John Strauss, and Bondan Sikoki 309-341
14 Healthcare and Insurance Among the Elderly in China: Evidence from the CHARLS Pilot--John Strauss, Hao Hong, Xiaoyan Lei, Lin Li, Albert Park, Li Yang, and Yaohui Zhao 342-370
15 Health of the Elderly in India: Challenges of Access and Affordability--Subhojit Dey, Devaki Nambiar, J. K. Lakshmi, Kabir Sheikh, and K. Srinath Reddy 371-386
16 Markers and Drivers: Cardiovascular Health of Middle-Aged and Older Indians--Jinkook Lee, P. Arokiasamy, Amitabh Chandra, Peifeng Hu, Jenny Liu, and Kevin Feeney 387-414
17 Aging, Health, and Chronic Conditions in China and India: Results from the Multinational Study on Global AGEing and Adult Health (SAGE)--Paul Kowal, Sharon Williams, Yong Jiang, Wu Fan, P. Arokiasamy, and Somnath Chatterji 415-437
18 Life Satisfaction of the Older Thai: Findings from the Pilot HART--Dararatt Anantanasuwong and Udomsak Seenprachawong 438-450
Biographical Sketches of Contributors 451-466
Committee on Population 467-468

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Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives (2012)

Chapter: ECONOMIC GROWTH, LABOR MARKETS, AND CONSUMPTION

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Aging in Asia: Findings from New and Emerging Data Initiatives (2012)

Chapter: ECONOMIC GROWTH, LABOR MARKETS, AND CONSUMPTION