December 30, 2015
A. “Field Initiated Projects Program (Development),” (HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-IF-0125, application deadline February 22, 2016).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280719
B. “Field Initiated Projects Program (Research),” (HHS-2016-ACL-NIDILRR-IF-0124, application deadline February 22, 2016).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280700
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Page One Economics (January 2016, HTML and .pdf format, 3p.). The article in this issue is “myRA: A New Way To Save for Retirement,” by Shannon R. Smithers.
research.stlouisfed.org/publications/page1-econ/2015/12/29/myra-a-new-way-to-save-for-retirement/
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“Exogenous Hsp70 delays senescence and improves cognitive function in aging mice,” by Natalia V. Bobkova, Mikhail Evgen’ev, David G. Garbuz, Alexei M. Kulikov, Alexei Morozov, Alexander Samokhin, Dmitri Velmeshev, Natalia Medvinskaya, Inna Nesterova, Andrew Pollock, and Evgeny Nudler (Vol. 112, No. 52, December 30, 2015, p. 16006–16011).
www.pnas.org/content/112/52/16006.abstract.html?etoc
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A. “Comparison of Self-Reported and Accelerometer-Assessed Physical Activity in Older Women,” by Eric J. Shiroma, Nancy R. Cook, JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, Eric B. Rimm, and I-Min Lee (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145950. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145950, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 15p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145950
B. “Multi-Morbidity in Hospitalised Older Patients: Who Are the Complex Elderly?” by Milagros Ruiz, Alex Bottle, Susannah Long, and Paul Aylin (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0145372. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145372, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0145372
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American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 24, No. 1, January 2016).
www.ajgponline.org/current
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 49, No. 4, 2015).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/49/4
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December 28, 2015
“Quarterly Survey of Public Pensions: State & Local Government – 2015 Third Quarter,” (December 2015, Excel format).
www.census.gov/govs/qpr/
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“Illinois Pension Reform: Three Wrongs Do Not Make a Right,” by Andrew Kloster and Joel Griffith (Backgrounder No. 3061, December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 7p.).
www.heritage.org/research/reports/2015/12/illinois-pension-reform-three-wrongs-do-not-make-a-right
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December 23, 2015
“23nd Annual RAND Summer Institute,” (Santa Monica, CA: application deadline March 15, 2016). Note: the Summer Institute consists of two conferences: “Mini-Medical School for Social Scientists,” (July 11-12, 2015); and, “Demography, Economics, Psychology, and Epidemiology of Aging,” (July 13-14, 2015). For more information about applying to attend the Institute go to:
www.rand.org/labor/aging/rsi.html
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“Older parents enjoy better filial piety and care from daughters than sons in China,” by Zeng Yi, Linda George, Melanie Sereny, Danan Gu, and James W. Vaupel (WP-2015-012, December 2015, .pdf format, 34p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/projects_publications/publications_1904/mpidr_working_papers/older_parents_enjoy_better_filial_piety_and_care_from_daughters_than_sons_in_china_5517.htm
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (Vol. 63, No. 12, December 2015).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.2015.63.issue-12/issuetoc
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (Vol. 15, No. 1, January 2016).
journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?decade=2010&jid=PEF&volumeId=15&issueId=01&iid=10080867
Research on Aging (Vol. 38, No. 2, February 2016).
roa.sagepub.com/content/38/2.toc
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December 22, 2015
A. “CBO’s 2015 Long-Term Projections for Social Security: Additional Information,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 25p.).
www.cbo.gov/publication/51047
B. “Social Security Policy Options, 2015,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 124p.).
www.cbo.gov/publication/51011
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“Old Before their Time: The Role of Employers in Retirement Decisions,” by Piera Bello and Vincenzo Galasso (CESifo Working Paper No. 5667, December 2015, .pdf format, 44p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19177955
Comments Off on CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Paper – December 22, 2015
“The Caregiving Responsibilities of Retirees: What Are They and How Do They Affect Retirees’ Well-being?” by Charlene M. Kalenkoski and Eakamon Oumtrakool (Discussion Paper No. 9568, December 2015, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.iza.org/en/webcontent/publications/papers/viewAbstract?dp_id=9568
Comments Off on CAAR – Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) [University of Bonn, Germany] Working Paper – December 22, 2015
“Development and aging of cortical thickness correspond to genetic organization patterns,” by Anders M. Fjell, Hakon Grydeland, Stine K. Krogsrud, Inge Amlien, Darius A. Rohani, Lia Ferschmann, Andreas B. Storsve, Christian K. Tamnes, Roser Sala-Llonch, Paulina Due-Tonnessen, Atle Bjornerud, Anne Elisabeth Solsnes, Asta K. Haberg, Jon Skranes, Hauke Bartsch, Chi-Hua Chen, Wesley K. Thompson, Matthew S. Panizzon, William S. Kremen, Anders M. Dale, and Kristine B. Walhovd (Vol. 112, No. 50, December 22, 2015, p. 15462-15467).
www.pnas.org/content/112/50/15462.abstract
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December 21, 2015
“Home Health Agency Utilization and Payment Public Use File (Home Health Agency PUF) (2013),” (December 2015, Excel format).
www.cms.gov/Research-Statistics-Data-and-Systems/Statistics-Trends-and-Reports/Medicare-Provider-Charge-Data/HHA.html
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“2014-2015 Alzheimer’s Disease Progress Report: Advancing Research Toward a Cure,” (December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 59p.).
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers/publication/2014-2015-alzheimers-disease-progress-report/introduction
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“Private pension wealth, Wealth in Great Britain, 2012 to 2014: Chapter 6,” (December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 36p.).
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/was/wealth-in-great-britain-wave-4/2012-2014/rpt-chapter-6.html
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Comments Off on CAAR – International Longevity Centre [UK] Report – December 21, 2015
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security,” by Erzo F.P. Luttmer and Andrew A. Samwick (w21818, December 2015, .pdf format, 36p.).
www.nber.org/papers/w21818
Comments Off on CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – December 21, 2015
“Income changes and their determinants over the lifecycle,” by Andrew Hood and Robert Joyce (W15/33, December 2015, .pdf format, 26p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.ifs.org.uk/publications/8097
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“Do Workplace Pensions Crowd Out Other Retirement Savings? Evidence from Canadian Tax,” by Derek Messacar (Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper No. 371, December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 35p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11f0019m/11f0019m2015371-eng.htm
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“Intended and Unintended Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers: The Case of Bolivia’s Renta Dignidad,” by Gary Mena and Werner L. Hernani-Limarino (IDB-WP-631, December 2015, .pdf format, 86p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
publications.iadb.org/handle/11319/7350
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Experimental Aging Research (Vol. 42, No. 1, 2016).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/uear20/42/1
Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect (Vol. 27, Nos. 4 & 5, 2015).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wean20/27/4-5
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December 18, 2015
A. “BRAIN Initiative: Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (U44),” (RFA-NS-16-011, National Institute on Aging, in conjunction with other agenices, application deadline April 16, 2016).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-16-011.html
B. “Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging (K76),” (RFA-AG-16-023, National Institute on Aging, deadline for application February 19, 2016).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AG-16-023.html
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“Medicare: Increasing Hospital-Physician Consolidation Highlights Need for Payment Reform,” (GAO-16-189, December 2015, .pdf format, 43p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-16-189
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“National Coverage Analysis (NCA) for Positron Emission Tomography (NaF-18) to Identify Bone Metastasis of Cancer (CAG-00065R2),” (December 15, 2015).
www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/details/nca-decision-memo.aspx?NCAId=279
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“Snapshot of Integrated Care Models to Serve Dually Eligible Beneficiaries,” by Nancy Archibald and Alexandra Kruse (December 2015, .pdf format, 10p.).
www.chcs.org/resource/snapshot-integrated-care-models-serve-dually-eligible-beneficiaries/
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“Death and Taxes: Why longer lives cost money,” by Christopher Snowden (Discussion Paper No.67, December 2015, .pdf format, 42p.).
www.iea.org.uk/publications/research/death-and-taxes-why-longer-lives-cost-money
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December 17, 2015
“Average Manufacturer Prices Increased Faster Than Inflation for Many Generic Drugs,” (A-06-15-00030, December 2015, .pdf format, 7p.).
oig.hhs.gov/oas/reports/region6/61500030.asp
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EBRI Notes (Vol. 36, No. 12, December 2015, .pdf format). Note: The article is this issue are: “The Effect of the Current Population Survey Redesign on Retirement-Plan Participation Estimates,” by Craig Copeland; and, “Worker Opinions About Employee Benefits: Differences Among Millennials, Baby Boomers, and Generation X Have Implications for Plan Sponsors,” by Paul Fronstin and Ruth Helman.
www.ebri.org/publications/notes/index.cfm?fa=notesDisp&content_id=3299
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“Pension Charges Survey 2015: Charges in defined contribution pension schemes,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 92p.).
www.gov.uk/government/publications/pension-charges-survey-2015-charges-in-defined-contribution-pension-schemes
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A. “Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for 12 Weeks Increases Resting and Exercise Metabolic Rate in Healthy Community-Dwelling Older Females,” by Samantha L. Logan and Lawrence L. Spriet (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144828. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144828, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 18p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144828
B. “Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease: An Overload Problem?” by Eric N. Beck, Kaylena A. Ehgoetz Martens, and Quincy J. Almeida (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144986. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144986, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 28p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144986
Comments Off on CAAR – Public Library of Science (PLoS) Articles – December 17, 2015
A. “How Should Pensions be Taxed? Theoretical Considerations and the Scandinavian Experience,” by Torben M. Andersen (CESifo Working Paper No. 5660, December 2015, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19176414
B. “The Commitment Value of Prefunded Pensions,” by Jean-Denis Garon (CESifo Working Paper No. 5658, December 2015, .pdf format, 16p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19176410
C. “Compliance, Informality and Contributive Pensions,” by Marie-Louise Leroux, Dario Maldonado, and Pierre Pestieau (CESifo Working Paper No. 5656, December 2015, .pdf format, 39p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
www.cesifo-group.de/ifoHome/publications/working-papers/CESifoWP/CESifoWPdetails?wp_id=19176406
Comments Off on CAAR – Center for Economic Studies/Ifo Institute for Economic Research (CESifo) [Munich, Bavaria, Germany] Working Papers – December 17, 2015
American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (Vol. 23, No. 12, December 2015).
www.ajgponline.org/current
Journal of Applied Gerontology (Vol. 35, No. 1, January 2016).
jag.sagepub.com/content/35/1.toc
Journals of Gerontology (A): Biological Sciences (Vol. 71A, No. 1, January 2016).
biomedgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/71/1.toc
Journals of Gerontology (B): Psychological Sciences (Vol. 71B, No. 1, January 2016).
psychsocgerontology.oxfordjournals.org/content/71/1.toc
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December 16, 2015
“Income Taxes on Social Security Benefits,” by Patrick J. Purcell (Issue Paper No. 2015-02, December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 13p.)
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/issuepapers/ip2015-02.html
Comments Off on CAAR – US Social Security Administration, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy Report – December 16, 2015
“Investment Returns: Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans,” by Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry and Caroline V. Crawford (IB No. 15-21, December 2015, .pdf format, 15p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/investment-returns-defined-benefit-vs-defined-contribution-plans/
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“Longitudinal Predictors of Institutionalization in Old Age,” by Andre Hajek, Christian Brettschneider, Carolin Lange, Tina Posselt, Birgitt Wiese, Susanne Steinmann, Siegfried Weyerer, Jochen Werle, Michael Pentzek, Angela Fuchs, Janine Stein, Tobias Luck, Horst Bickel, Edelgard Mosch, Michael Wagner, Frank Jessen, Wolfgang Maier, Martin Scherer, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, and Hans-Helmut König, AgeCoDe Study Group (PLoS ONE 10(12): e0144203. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0144203, XML, HTML, and .pdf format, 11p.).
journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0144203
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“Medicaid and Long-Term Services and Supports: A Primer,” by Erica L. Reaves and MaryBeth Musumeci (December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 12p.).
kff.org/medicaid/report/medicaid-and-long-term-services-and-supports-a-primer/
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“Can a small social pension promote labor force participation? evidence from the Colombia Mayor program,” by Tobias Pfutze and Carlos Rodriguez Castelan (WPS7516, December 2015, .pdf and ASCII text format, 44p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of the paper available at:
documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25672297/can-small-social-pension-promote-labor-force-participation-evidence-colombia-mayor-program
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December 15, 2015
A. International Update, November 2015 (November 2015, .pdf format, 3p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/progdesc/intl_update/2015-11/index.html
B. SSI Monthly Statistics, October 2015 (November 2015, .pdf and HTML format).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/ssi_monthly/2015-10/index.html
C. “Annual Statistical Report on the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, 2014,” (November 2015, .pdf and Excel format, 186p.).
www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/di_asr/2014/index.html
Comments Off on CAAR – S Social Security Administration, Research, Statistics, and Policy Analysis Periodicals, Report – December 15, 2015
“State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) Base Grant,” (HHS-2016-ACL-CIP-SA-0123, closing data February 15, 2016).
www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=280543
Comments Off on CAAR – US Administration for Community Living Funding Opportunity – December 15, 2015
A. “Long-term care for older persons in China,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 22p.).
www.unescap.org/resources/long-term-care-older-persons-china
B. “Long-term care of older persons in the Republic of Korea,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 34p.).
www.unescap.org/resources/long-term-care-older-persons-republic-korea
Comments Off on CAAR – United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] Reports – December 15, 2015
A. “Making State Retirement Plans Work for Private Employers: Including Lifetime Income Options,” by Melissa Kahn & Jody Strakosch (December 2015, .pdf format, 4p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/making-state-retirement-plans-work-for-private-employers-including-lifetime-income-options.html
B. “What Types of Costs Would a State-Sponsored Retirement Savings Plan Impose on Employers: A Case Study Using the Illinois Secure Choice Savings Program,” by Spencer Cowan (December 2015, .pdf format, 5p.).
www.aarp.org/ppi/info-2015/what-types-of-costs-would-a-state-sponsored-retirement-savings-plan-impose-on-employers.html
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“Review of the automatic enrolment earnings trigger and qualifying earnings band for 2016/17: supporting analysis,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 21p.).
www.gov.uk/government/statistics/automatic-enrolment-review-of-the-earnings-trigger-and-qualifying-earnings-band-for-201617
Comments Off on CAAR – UK Department of Work and Pensions Report – December 15, 2015
“Dementia in the Family: The impact on carers,” (December 2015, .pdf format, 37p.).
www.alzheimersresearchuk.org/about-us/policies-reports/carers-report/
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“Development and aging of cortical thickness correspond to genetic organization patterns,” by Anders M. Fjell, Hakon Grydeland, Stine K. Krogsrud, Inge Amlien, Darius A. Rohani, Lia Ferschmann, Andreas B. Storsve, Christian K. Tamnes, Roser Sala-Llonch, Paulina Due-Tonnessen, Atle Bjørnerud, Anne Elisabeth Solsnes, Asta K. Haberg, Jon Skranes, Hauke Bartsch, Chi-Hua Chen, Wesley K. Thompson, Matthew S. Panizzon, William S. Kremen, Anders M. Dale, and Kristine B. Walhovd (Vol. 112, No. 50, December 15, 2015, p. 15462–15467).
www.pnas.org/content/112/50/15462.abstract
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Alzheimer’s and Dementia (Vol. 11, No. 12, December 2015).
www.alzheimersanddementia.com/current
Clinical Gerontologist (Vol. 39, No. 1, 2015).
www.tandfonline.com/toc/wcli20/39/1
Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease (Vol. 49, No. 3, 2015).
content.iospress.com/journals/journal-of-alzheimers-disease/49/3
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December 11, 2015
A. “BRAIN Initiative: New Concepts and Early – Stage Research for Large – Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R21),” (RFA-EY-16-001, a reissue of RFA-EY-15-001, National Institute on Aging, application deadline March 15, 2016).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-16-001.html
B. “NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research Short Courses in Neurotherapeutics Development (R25),” (RFA-NS-16-017, a reissue of RFA-NS-12-001, National Institute on Aging, application deadline Feb. 10, 2016).
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-16-017.html
Comments Off on CAAR – US National Institutes of Health Funding Opportunities – December 11, 2015
A. “Past and projected data from the period and cohort life tables, 2014-based, UK, 1981 to 2064,” (December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 14p.).
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lifetables/past-and-projected-data-from-the-period-and-cohort-life-tables/2014-based/stb-2014-past-and-projected.html
B. “Active members of occupational pensions: employer contribution rates and characteristics by pension benefit structure, 2014,” (December 2015, .pdf and HTML format, 11p.).
www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pensions/pensions-short-stories/active-members-of-occupational-pensions–employer-contribution-rates-and-characteristics-by-pension-benefit/stb-pensions.html
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