Introduction and Summary to "Social Security and Retirement around the World: Historical Trends in Mortality and Health, Employment, and Disability Insurance Participation and Reforms"

Funding for this project was provided by the National Institute on Aging grant numbers P01-AG005842 and P30-AG012810 to the National Bureau of Economic Research. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institute on Aging, the National Institutes of Health, or the National Bureau of Economic Research. The introduction has also benefitted from comments by the country participants.