The Most Important Graph in the World: U.S. Life Cycle Deficits, 1888-2003 • Gretchen Donehower, University of California, Berkeley

Cohort Differences in Wealth and Pension Participation of Near-Retirees • Howard Iams, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) ; Irena Dushi, U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA)

The Effect of Childlessness on the Economic Status of Elders • Robert D. Plotnick, University of Washington

Will Competing Objectives in Germany's Pension and Labor Market Policies Harm Women's Material Well-Being at Old Age? • Anika Rasner, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research ; Marjorie McElroy, Duke University