“NIA Program Project Applications (P01),” (PAR-13-258, a reissue of PAR-11-066, National Institute on Aging, deadline for applications are January 27, 2014, May 27, 2014, January 26, 2015, May 26, 2015, January 28 2016, May 25, 2016).
July 3, 2013
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Briefs – July 3, 2013
A. “The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2012-2016,” by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, Josh Hurwitz and Madeline Medenica (SLP No. 32, July 2013, .pdf format, 15p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/the-funding-of-state-and-local-pensions-2012-2016/
B. “The Impact of Interest Rates on the National Retirement Risk Index,” by Alicia H. Munnell, Anthony Webb and Rebecca Cannon Fraenkel (IB No. 13-9, June 2013, .pdf format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/the-impact-of-interest-rates-on-the-national-retirement-risk-index/
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CAAR – AARP Report – July 3, 2013
“A Platform for Aging in Place: The Increasing Potential of High-speed Internet Connectivity,” by Christopher Baker and Liz Seegert (July 2013, .pdf format, 6p.).
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CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – July 3, 2013
A. “Effects of Dementia-Care Mapping on Residents and Staff of Care Homes: A Pragmatic Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial,” by Geertje van de Ven, Irena Draskovic, Eddy M. M. Adang, Rogier Donders, Sytse U. Zuidema, Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans, and Myrra J. F. J. Vernooij-Dassen (PLoS ONE 8(7): e67325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067325, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 7p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067325
B. “The Role of Oxidative Stress in Nervous System Aging,” by Catrina Sims-Robinson, Junguk Hur, John M. Hayes, Jacqueline R. Dauch, Peter J. Keller, Susan V. Brooks, and Eva L. Feldman (PLoS ONE 8(7): e68011. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068011, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 12p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0068011
C. “A Luminex Assay Detects Amyloid {beta} Oligomers in Alzheimer’s Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid,” by Adrianna Z. Herskovits, Joseph J. Locascio, Elaine R. Peskind, Ge Li, and Bradley T. Hyman (PLoS ONE 8(7): e67898. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0067898, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0067898
D. “Amyloid-{beta} Protofibrils: Size, Morphology and Synaptotoxicity of an Engineered Mimic,” by Anatoly Dubnovitsky, Anders Sandberg, M. Mahafuzur Rahman, Iryna Benilova, Christofer Lendel, and Torleif Hard (PLoS ONE 8(7): e66101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0066101, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 8p.).
www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0066101
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CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – July 3, 2013
“Who Uses the Roth 401(k), and How Do They Use It?” by John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, and Brigitte C. Madrian (w19193, July 2013, .pdf format, 17p.).
Abstract:
Using administrative data from twelve companies that added a Roth 401(k) option between 2006 and 2010, we describe the characteristics of Roth contributions. Approximately one year after the Roth is introduced, 9% of 401(k) participants have positive Roth balances. Roth participation is more than twice as high among 401(k) participants who were hired after the Roth introduction than among 401(k) participants who were hired before the Roth introduction. In essence, once an employee joins a 401(k) she becomes passive/inattentive, thereby reducing the likelihood of reacting to the introduction of a new Roth option. Conditional on contributing to the Roth, 66% of employee contributions go to the Roth, and half of employees contribute to both the Roth and another 401(k) account, consistent with a tax diversification motive. Roth usage is decreasing in age, less likely among women, and only weakly correlated with salary and tenure once we control for other employee characteristics.
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CAAR – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Working Paper – July 3, 2013
“Pension Fund Investment in Infrastructure: A Comparison between Australia and Canada,” by Georg Inderst and Raffaele Della Croce (OECD Working Papers On Finance, Insurance And Private Pensions No. 32, July 2013, .pdf format, 54p.).
Abstract:
Australian and Canadian pension funds have been pioneers in infrastructure investing since the early 1990s. They also have the highest asset allocation to infrastructure around the globe today. This paper compares and contrasts the experience of institutional investors in the two countries looking at factors such as infrastructure policies, the pension system, investment strategies and governance of pension funds. The ‘Canadian model’ and the ‘(new) Australian model’ of infrastructure pose a challenge to the ‘private equity model’, dominant in Europe and the USA. Important lessons can be learnt by both policy makers and investors.
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CAAR – Health and Retirement Study Bibliography Update – July 3, 2013
HRS has recently added the following items to its bibliography. The full bibliography is available at:
hrsonline.isr.umich.edu/index.php?p=bibstat
Dissertation:
Addo, Fenaba Rena, Essays on family demography, household finance, and economics of the family, Ann Arbor Cornell University [2012]
Caballero, Daniela, Acculturation and depression in older Mexican American adults: The role of social support, University of North Texas [2012]
Gilligan, Adrienne M., Health shocks in patients with cancer: A longitudinal analysis of financial and retirement trends using the Health and Retirement study, The University of Arizona [2013]
Gray, Mikea R., Disease as a predictor of depression in aging adults, California State University, Los Angeles [2012]
Greenfield, Jennifer Crane, The Long-Term Costs of Caring: How Caring for an Aging Parent Impacts Wealth Trajectories of Caregivers, Washington University in St. Louis [2013]
Lawrence, Kendall E., Working for life: An analysis of life satisfaction and delayed retirement among older college faculty, Sam Houston State University [2012]
Nunn, Ryan D., Three Essays on Estimation with Unpriced Amenities, Ann Arbor University of Michigan [2012]
Park, Jeehyun, Essays on Bayesian inference of time-series and ordered panel data models, Rutgers The State University of New Jersey – New B [2012]
Shu, Pian, Essays on Innovation, Productivity, and Talent Allocation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology [2012]
Journal Article:
Brennan, Penny L. ; SooHoo, Sonya, “Pain and Use of Alcohol in Later Life: Prospective Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study,” Journal of Aging and Health 25:4 p656 [2013]
Capistrant, Benjamin D.; Wang, Qianyi; Liu, Sze Y.; Glymour, M. Maria, “Stroke-Associated Differences in Rates of Activity of Daily Living Loss Emerge Years Before Stroke Onset,” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 61:6 p931-938 [2013]
Gayman, Mathew D.; Pai, Manacy; Kail, Ben Lennox; Taylor, Miles G., “Reciprocity Between Depressive Symptoms and Physical Limitations Pre- and Postretirement: Exploring Racial Differences,” Journal of Aging and Health 25:4 p555 [2013]
Hamoudi, Amar; Dowd, Jennifer Beam, “Physical health effects of the housing boom: quasi-experimental evidence from the health and retirement study,” American Journal of Public Health 103:6 p1039-1045 [2013]
Lopez-Anuarbe, Monika, “Intergenerational transfers in long term care,” Review of Economics of the Household 11:2 p235-258 [2013]
McCarthy, Michael J.; Huguet, Nathalie; Newsom, Jason T.; Kaplan, Mark S.; McFarland, Bentson, “Predictors of Smoking Patterns After First Stroke,” Social Work in Health Care 52:5 p467 [2013]
Zajacova, Anna; Burgard, Sarah A., “Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser: A Demonstration of Compositional Changes in Aging Cohorts Due to Selective Mortality,” Population Research and Policy Review 32:3 p311-324 [2013]
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CAAR – Table of Contents – July 3, 2013
International Psychogeriatrics (Vol. 25, No. 8, August 2013).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=IPG&volumeId=25&issueId=08&iid=8948193
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