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Juliet Carey
This gem of a catalogue accompanies an exhibition at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, on one of the great painters of 17th-century Italy, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591-1666).
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Peter Smyth, Peter Willis, David Wisely
5G is facing serious challenges in its roadmap to massive machine type communications, ultra-reliable low latency and enhanced mobile broadband. This book discusses the 5G challenges and whether 6G will…
Hardie Grant Books
Pocket Bowie Wisdom is full of insights into music, identity, fame, love and creativity from one of the most pioneering musicians of all time. This collection of quotes makes a…
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David A. Wise
Offers an analysis of the effects of disability insurance programs on labor force participation by older workers. This volume explores how differences in the labor force are determined by disability…
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The oldest members of the baby boom generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare, with significant implications for these programs’ fiscal sustainability. This book…
The fraction of the population over age sixty-five in many developed countries is projected to rise, in some cases sharply, in coming decades. This has drawn growing interest to research…
In recent years, the retirement age for public pensions has increased across many countries, and additional increases are in progress or under discussion in many more. The seventh stage of…
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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…
Carefully compiled and containing some of the most cutting-edge research and analysis available, this volume should be of interest to any specialist or policymaker concerned with ongoing changes in savings…
This volume examines relations between elderly population growth and government spending. Chapters cover: life expectancy and health; saving for retirement and the role of 401(k) plans; demographic transition and housing…
This companion volume to The Economics of Aging (1989) examines the economic consequences of an increasingly older population, focusing on the housing and living arrangements of the elderly, as well…
This volume presents research on issues of importance to the well-being of older persons, including: labour market behaviour, health care, housing and living arrangements, and saving and wealth.
A collection of papers addressing issues that affect the well-being of individuals as they age and a society that is composed increasingly of older people. Questions fundamental to public policy…
This book investigates several important issues in the economics of aging, including the accumulation of wealth and the relationship between health and financial prosperity.
The baby boom generation’s entry into old age has led to an unprecedented increase in the elderly population. The social and economic effects of this shift are significant. This title…
Papers presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona in May 2011.
Looks at such topics as factors influencing work and retirement decisions at older ages, changes in life satisfaction associated with retirement, and the shift in responsibility for managing retirement assets…
Yields findings on how economic decisions by households and policy choices by governments will influence the effects of demographic shift. This title explores topics such as the implications of differential…
Wise
An estimated one out of five employees in this country works for some branch of government. Because policies concerning the compensation of these employees rest on assumptions about the economic…
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…
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…
A collection of papers on four topics concerning the economics of aging: the role of retirement accounts in personal saving; the economics of health care; new advances in research methodology…
David Wise
Insurgency is a time-honored form of warfare that allows a weaker opponent to subvert the power of a stronger foe. At the turn of the nineteenth century, Spanish guerrillas waged…
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This book is about my experiences of working in the sex industry back in the days just after the war, when it was a struggle to survive on low wages…
What is the church? We sometimes talk about "the church" in vague terms, but I've questioned myself recently if we really understand what the church actually is, what it's supposed…
Explores the changing face of savers with interest in and knowledge of financial markets.
Spy tells, for the first time, the full, authoritative story of how FBI agent Robert Hanssen, code name Grayday, spied for Russia for 22 years in what has been called…
Cassidy’s Run is the riveting story of one of the best-kept secrets of the Cold War–an espionage operation mounted by Washington against the Soviet Union that ran for twenty-three years…
David Wisely
Offers a reference with expert insight into the evolution of mobile communications: 4G. This book examines the concept of 4G, providing a background to the key technologies and developments shaping…
From the author: When I tell others that I pastor and attend a Primitive Baptist Church, it's very common for their first question to be "What is a Primitive Baptist?"…
David H. Wise (University of Kentucky)
Spiders offer a unique opportunity to examine the role which field experimentation plays in evaluating theories of population and community ecology. This is an essential reference for ecologists interested in…
Many countries have social security systems that are financially unsustainable. This title offers a comparative analysis from twelve countries and examines the issue of age in the labor force. It…
Presenting an account of the decline in labour force participation, this text suggests that social security programmes actually provide incentives for early retirement. The text houses a set of papers…
The future of retirement programs is troubled, both in United States and in most other developed countries with aging populations. This title examines the consequences of reforming retirement benefits in…
Jonathan Gruber,David A. Wise
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…
Recent data show wide disparity between Japan and the United States in the effectiveness of their health care systems. Japan spends close to the lowest percentage of its gross domestic…
Despite the rapid disappearance of pensions and health-care benefits for retirees, older people are healthier and better off. This book analyzes the foundations of disability decline, quantifies this phenomenon in…
With essays on labour force participation and retirement, housing equity and the economic status of the elderly, and financing of social security and health care in the 1990s, this volume…
Charles F Manski,David a Wise
Using the data from the National Longitudinal Study of the Class of 1972, the authors present a set of interrelated analyses of student and institutional behavior, each focused on a…
David Wise, PhD,Dr Rodney Anderson
‘A Headache in the Pelvis is a lamp in the dark human suffering of chronic pelvic pain. This book is a precious document that will help many people.’
Psychologist David…
David Wise,Rodney Anderson
Uma Enxaqueca na Pelvis descreve o Protocolo Wise-Anderson, popularmente conhecido como Protocolo Stanford, para a dor pelvica, que foi desenvolvido por Rodney Anderson, M.D. e por David Wise, Ph.D., no…
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Rodney Anderson,David Wise
Este innovador libro describe el Protocolo Wise-Anderson para el dolor muscular pelvico en hombres y mujeres, un nuevo y revolucionario tratamiento desarrollado en la Universidad de Stanford. El Protocolo de…
Ce livre revolutionnaire decrit le Protocole Wise-Anderson pour la douleur pelvienne liee musculaire dans les hommes et les femmes, un nouveau traitement revolutionnaire developpe a l'Universite de Stanford. Le Protocole…
