Friday, May 2 / 12:30 PM - 2:20 PM   •   Grand Ballroom G

Session 110:
The Evidence for Declining Disability Rates among the Elderly

Chair: Georgeanne Patmios, National Institute on Aging, NIH
Discussant: Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California

  1. Secular Trends in Physiological Capital: Implications for Equity in Health Care • Robert Fogel, University of Chicago and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

  2. Resolving Inconsistencies across National Surveys in Old-Age Disability Trends • Vicki A. Freedman, Polisher Research Institute

  3. The Case for Accelerating Decline in Disability among the Elderly • Kenneth G. Manton, Duke University

  4. Declining Disability Internationally • Timothy A. Waidmann, Urban Institute

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