Table 5.
Indonesia (1996) | Taiwan (1998) | Thailand (1998) | US (2000) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crossing ages for consumption and labor income (Yl(x)>C(x)) | ||||
First age | 20 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Last age | 60 | 56 | 59 | 57 |
Span | 40 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Mean ages based on profiles weighted by US 1985–89 survival rates | ||||
Consumption | 40.6 | 40.4 | 41.5 | 45.3 |
Labor income | 37.9 | 42.7 | 42.4 | 44.4 |
Differences | 2.7 | −2.3 | −0.9 | 0.9 |