examine these issues in Closing the Deficit, edited by Brookings economists Gary Burtless and Henry Aaron."...... more

" By 2030, when most American baby boomers will have retired, all the large industrial economies wil... more

schools. In addition to editor Gary Burtless, the contributors include Eric Hanushek, University of Rochester; James Heckman...... more

For nearly two decades the U.S. economy has been plagued by two disturbing economic trends: the slow... more

and quality of schooling for men who have limited skills and education. Gary Burtless examines the effect of the business...... more

Examines the effects of rising social security costs and of measures adopted to deal with them, and ... more

Contents include: Introduction and Summary Public Policy Implications of Declining Old-Age Mortality... more