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Workplace:	Center for Retirement Research (CRR), Boston College, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2021

1. COVID-19 Is Not a Retirement Story
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
2. How Best to Annuitize Defined Contribution Assets?
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
   Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2019)
3. How Have Older Workers Fared During the COVID-19 Recession?
   State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
4. MillennialsÕ Readiness for Retirement Ð A 2019 Update
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
5. The Consequences of Current Benefit Adjustments for Early and Delayed Claiming
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
6. The National Retirement Risk Index: An Update from the 2019 SCF
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
7. The Value of Annuities
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
8. What Is the Value of Annuities?
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)

2020

9. 401(k)/IRA Holdings in 2019: An Update from the SCF
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
10. Are Homeownership Patterns Stable Enough to Tap Home Equity?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2020) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Are homeownership patterns stable enough to tap home equity?, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
11. Can Older Workers Work from Home?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
12. ESG Investing and Public Pensions: An Update
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
13. Employer Perceptions of Older Workers Ð Surveys from 2019 and 2006
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
14. Employer Perceptions of Older Workers: 2019 Survey Results
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
15. How Much Taxes Will Retirees Owe on Their Retirement Income?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2020) View citations (1)
16. How Widespread Unemployment Might Affect Retirement Security
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
17. Social SecurityÕs Financial Outlook: The 2020 Update in Perspective
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2010)
18. What Jobs Do Employers Want Older Workers to Do?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2020)
19. Why Do Late Boomers Have So Little Retirement Wealth?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2019

20. Are Social Security’s Actuarial Adjustments Still Correct?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
21. How Big Is the Government Subsidy for Medicare Part D?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
22. How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2019) View citations (3)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)
    See also Chapter How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
    Journal Article How do older workers use nontraditional jobs?, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2021) (2021)
23. How Has the Decline in Assumed Returns Affected Plan Costs?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
24. How Would More Saving Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
25. Is the Drop in Fertility Due to the Great Recession or a Permanent Change?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
26. Modernizing Social Security: Minimum Benefits
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
27. Retiring Earlier than Planned: What Matters Most?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
28. Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2019 Update in Perspective
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
29. The Implications of Social Security’s “Missing Trust Fund”
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
30. Why Are 401(k)/IRA Balances Substantially Below Potential?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2019) View citations (3)
31. Why Has Poverty Declined for Widows?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
32. Women, Marriage, and the National Retirement Risk Index
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2018

33. An Analysis of Retirement Models to Improve Portability and Coverage
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
34. An Update on Medicare's Finances
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
35. How Much Income Do Retirees Actually Have?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)
36. How Much Income Do Retirees Actually Have? Evaluating the Evidence from Five National Datasets
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)
37. Modernizing Social Security: Helping the Oldest Old
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
38. Modernizing Social Security: Widow Benefits
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
39. National Retirement Risk Index Shows Modest Improvement in 2016
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)
40. Trends in Retirement Security by Race/Ethnicity
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
41. Will Millennials Be Ready for Retirement?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2017

42. 401(k)/IRA Holdings in 2016: An Update from the SCF
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
43. A First Look at Alternative Investments and Public Pensions
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
44. Do Households Have A Good Sense of Their Retirement Preparedness?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2008) View citations (1)
45. Do Women Still Spend Most of Their Lives Married?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
46. Dodged a Bullet? “Rothification” Likely to Reduce Retirement Saving
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
47. How Has the Shift to 401(k) Plans Affected Retirement Income?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
48. How Have Municipal Bond Markets Reacted to Pension Reform?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
49. How to Pay for Social Security’s Missing Trust Fund?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
50. Multiemployer Pension Plans: Current Status and Future Trends
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
51. Property Tax Deferral: A Proposal to Help Massachusetts Seniors
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
52. Social Security's Financial Outlook: The 2017 Update in Perspective
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
53. State and Local Pension Plan Funding Sputters in FY 2016
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
54. The Impact of Raising Children on Retirement Security
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
55. What are the Costs and Benefits of Social Security Investing in Equities?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
56. What's Happening to U.S. Mortality Rates?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
57. Who Contributes to Individual Retirement Accounts?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
58. Why Are U.S. Households Claiming Social Security Later?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
59. Why Has U.S. Life Expectancy Fallen Below Other Countries?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2016

60. An Overview of the Pension/OPEB Landscape
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
61. Are Counties Major Players in Public Pension Plans?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
62. Are Early Claimers Making a Mistake?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
63. Could the Saver’s Credit Enhance State Coverage Initiatives?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
64. Do Households Save More When the Kids Leave Home?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
65. Does Socioeconomic Status Lead People to Retire Too Soon?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
66. GASB 68: How Will State Unfunded Pension Liabilities Affect Big Cities?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
67. How Big a Burden Are State and Local OPEB Benefits?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
68. How Much Does Housing Affect Retirement Security? An NRRI Update
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
69. How Would Investing in Equities Have Affected the Social Security Trust Fund?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
70. New Developments in Social Investing by Public Pensions
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
71. Pension Participation, Wealth, and Income: 1992-2010
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
72. Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2016 Update in Perspective
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
73. State Auto-IRA Programs: The Keys to Financial Self-Sufficiency
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
74. State Initiatives to Cover Uncovered Private Sector Workers
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
75. State Savings Initiatives: Lessons from California and Connecticut
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
76. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2015-2020
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
77. The Impact of Massachusetts Health Insurance Reform on Labor Mobility
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
78. Will Pensions and OPEBs Break State and Local Budgets?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
79. Will the Explosion of Student Debt Widen the Retirement Security Gap?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)

2015

80. Are Retirees Falling Short? Reconciling the Conflicting Evidence
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2014) View citations (7)
81. Do Households Increase Their Savings When the Kids Leave Home?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
82. Do We Need a Price Index for the Elderly?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
83. Does Mortality Differ Between Public and Private Sector Workers?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
84. Does Social Security Continue to Favor Couples?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
85. Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
    See also Book Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It, OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
86. Forensics and the Future of a Connecticut Pension Plan
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
87. How Did State/Local Plans Become Underfunded?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
88. How Do Inheritances Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
89. How Has Shift to Defined Contribution Plans Affected Saving?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
90. How Much Longer Do People Need to Work?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
91. How Will Longer Lifespans Affect State and Local Pension Funding?
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
92. Investment Returns: Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Plans
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
93. No Social Security COLA Causes Medicare Flap
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
94. Recruiting and Retaining High-Quality State and Local Workers: Do Pensions Matter?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
95. Slowed or Sidelined? The Effect of “Normal” Cognitive Decline on Job Performance Among the Elderly
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
96. Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2015 Update in Perspective
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
97. The Affordable Care Act, Medicare Costs, and Retirement Security
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
98. The Average Retirement Age – An Update
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
99. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2014-2018
    State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
100. The Impact of Leakages from 401(k)s and IRAs
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
101. The Impact of Leakages on 401(k)/IRA Assets
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
102. Trends in Social Security Claiming
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (10)
103. What Causes Workers to Retire Before They Plan?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)

2014

104. 401(k)/IRA Holdings in 2013: An Update from the SCF
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
105. An Update on Pension Obligation Bonds
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
106. COLA Cuts in State/Local Pensions
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
     See also Journal Article COLA cuts in state-local pensions, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
     Chapter COLA Cuts in State-Local Pensions, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) (2015)
107. Can PBGC Save Multiemployer Plans?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
108. DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR: AN UPDATE
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
109. Do Census Data Understate Retirement Income?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
110. How Much Should People Save?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
111. Is Pension Coverage A Problem In The Private Sector?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
     Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2012) View citations (3)
112. Multiemployer Plans – A Proposal to Spread the Pain
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
113. NRRI Update Shows Half Still Falling Short
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
114. Private Sector Multiemployer Pension Plans – A Primer
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
115. Social Security's Financial Outlook: The 2014 Update in Perspective
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
116. The Financial Status of Private Sector Multiemployer Pension Plans
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
117. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2013-2017
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
118. The Government’s Redesigned Reverse Mortgage Program
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
119. The Impact of Aging Baby Boomers on Labor Force Participation
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
120. The Impact of Mandatory Coverage on State and Local Budgets
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2013

121. Are City Fiscal Woes Widespread? Are Pensions the Cause?
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article Are City Fiscal Woes Widespread? Are Pensions the Cause?, Challenge, Taylor & Francis Journals (2014) (2014)
122. Compensation Matters: The Case of Teachers
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
123. Do Older Workers Squeeze Out Younger Workers?
     Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (9)
124. Gauging the Burden of Public Pensions on Cities
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
125. How Do the Changing Labor Supply Behavior and Marriage Patterns of Women Affect Social Security Replacement Rates?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
126. How Does Women Working Affect Social Security Replacement Rates?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
127. How Sensitive is Public Pension Funding to Investment Returns?
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
128. Locally-Administered Pension Plans
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
129. New Brunswick’s New Shared Risk Pension Plan
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
130. Public Sector Workers and Job Security
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
131. Social Security’s Financial Outlook: The 2013 Update in Perspective
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
132. Social Security’s Real Retirement Age Is 70
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
133. State and Local Pension Costs: Pre-Crisis, Post-Crisis, and Post-Reform
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
134. The Economic Implications of the Department of Labor’s 2010 Proposals for Broker-Dealers
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
135. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2012-2016
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
136. The Impact of Interest Rates on the National Retirement Risk Index
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
137. Will Regulations to Reduce IRA Fees Work?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
138. Will the Rebound in Equities and Housing Save Retirement?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2012

139. 2010 SCF Suggests Even Greater Retirement Risks
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
140. 401(k) Plans in 2010: An Update from the SCF
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
141. Are Aging Baby Boomers Squeezing Young Workers Out of Jobs?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
142. Can the Actuarial Reduction for Social Security Early Retirement Still Be Right?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
143. Do Income Taxes Affect the Progressivity of Social Security?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
144. How Important Is Asset Allocation to Financial Security in Retirement?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
145. How Important Is Asset Allocation to Retirement Security?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
146. How Retirement Provisions Affect Tenure of State and Local Workers
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
147. Legal Constraints on Changes in State and Local Pensions
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (16)
148. National Retirement Risk Index: How Much Longer Do We Need to Work?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
149. Public Plans and Short-Term Employees
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
150. Social Security's Financial Outlook: the 2012 Update in Perspective
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
151. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2011-2015
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
152. The National Retirement Risk Index: An Update
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (14)
153. What Explains Variation in Disability Application Rates Across States?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
154. What’s the Tax Advantage of 401(k)s?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
155. Why Do State Disability Application Rates Vary Over Time?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
156. Will Delayed Retirement by the Baby Boomers Lead to Higher Unemployment Among Younger Workers?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)

2011

157. A Role for Defined Contribution Plans in the Public Sector
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
158. An Update on Locally-Administered Pension Plans
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
159. Can State and Local Pensions Muddle Through?
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
160. Comparing Compensation: State-Local versus Private Sector Workers
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
161. How Important Are Inheritances for Baby Boomers?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
162. How Important Are Intergenerational Transfers for Baby Boomers?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
163. How Much to Save for a Secure Retirement
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
164. How Prepared Are State and Local Workers for Retirement
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
     Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2011)
165. How Would GASB Proposals Affect State and Local Pension Reporting?
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
166. Implications of a 'Chained' CPI
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
167. Social Security's Financial Outlook: The 2011 Update in Perspective
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
168. The Impact of Pensions on State Borrowing Costs
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
169. Unions and Public Pension Benefits
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
170. What Explains State Variation in SSDI Application Rates?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
171. What Is 'CLASS'? And Will It Work?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
172. What Is the Average Retirement Age?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)

2010

173. How Will Higher Tax Rates Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
174. Overview of the CRR 2009 Retirement Survey
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
175. Public Pension Funding in Practice
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article Public pension funding in practice, Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (12) (2011)
176. Reducing Costs of 401(k) Plans with ETFs and Commingled Trusts
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
177. Returns on 401(k) Assets by Cohort
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
178. The Funding of State and Local Pensions: 2009-2013
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
179. The Impact of Public Pensions on State and Local Budgets
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research
180. Why Did Poverty Drop for the Elderly?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
181. Why Did Some Employers Suspend Their 401(k) Match?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2009

182. 401(k) Plans and Race
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
183. An Update on 401(k) Plans: Insights From the 2007 SCF
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (10)
184. An Update on 401(k) Plans: Insights from the 2007 Survey of Consumer Finance
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
185. Can the Bottom Third Work Longer?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
186. Long-term Care Costs and The National Retirement Risk Index
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
187. Pension Coverage and Retirement Security
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
188. Recessions and Older Workers
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (12)
189. Should social Security Rely Solely On The Payroll Tax?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
190. Strange But True: Claim Social Security Now, Claim More Later
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
191. Strange But True: Claim and Suspend Social Security
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
192. Strange But True: Free Loan From Social Security
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
193. The Implications of Declining Retiree Health Insurance
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
194. The National Retirement Risk Index: After The Crash
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
195. Unusual Social Security Claiming Strategies: Costs and Distributional Effects
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
196. What Does It Cost To Guarantee Returns?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
197. Why Are Older Workers At Greater Risk of Displacement?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2008

198. Are Older Men Healthy Enough to Work?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
199. Are Retirement Savings Too Exposed to Market Risk?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
200. Do State Economics or Individual Characteristics Determine Whether Older Men Work?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
201. Health Care Costs Drive Up the National Retirement Risk Index
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
202. How Much Do State Economics and Other Characteristics Affect Retirement Behavior?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
203. How Much Risk is Acceptable?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
204. Social Security's Financial Outlook: The 2008 Update in Perspective
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
205. The Decline of Career Employment
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
206. The Financial Crisis and Private Defined Benefit Plans
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
207. The Financial Crisis and State/Local Defined Benefit Plans
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
208. The Housing Bubble and Retirement Security
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
     Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2008) View citations (4)
209. The Impact of Inflation on Social Security Benefits
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
210. Why Do More Older Men Work in Some States?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
211. Will People Be Healthy Enough to Work Longer?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)

2007

212. The Labor Supply of Older Americans
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (13)
213. Why Are Companies Freezing Their Pensions?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (24)

2006

214. Employer Attitudes towards Older Workers: Survey Results
     Work Opportunity Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (14)
215. Has the Displacement of Older Workers Increased?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)
216. Job Tenure and Pension Coverage
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
217. Policies to Promote Labor Force Participation of Older People
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
218. What Replacement Rates Do Households Actually Experience In Retirement?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (25)
219. Will We Have To Work Forever?
     Work Opportunity Briefs, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2005

220. 401(k) Plans and Women: A "Good News/Bad News" Story
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research
221. How Much Is the Working-Age Population Saving?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
222. Social Security's Financial Outlook: The 2005 Update and a Look Back
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research
223. What Does Price Indexing Mean for Social Security Benefits?
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
224. What is Progressive Price Indexing?
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research

2004

225. Changing 401(k) Defaults on Cashing Out: Another Step in the Right Direction
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
226. How Do Pensions Affect Expected and Actual Retirement Ages?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (10)
227. Why Are So Many Older Women Poor?
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)

2003

228. A Primer On IRAs
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research
229. Household Borrowing From 401(k) Plans
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research
230. The Declining Role Of Social Security
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research View citations (14)

2002

231. 401(k)s And Company Stock: How Can We Encourage Diversification?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
232. How Important Are Private Pensions?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
233. How Will The Rise In 401(K) Plans Affect Bequests?
     Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
234. Sex And 401(k) Plans
     Just the Facts, Center for Retirement Research

1992

235. Mortgage lending in Boston: interpreting HMDA data
     Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (49)
     See also Journal Article Mortgage Lending in Boston: Interpreting HMDA Data, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1996) View citations (378) (1996)

1991

236. Are pensions worth the cost?
     Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (6)
     See also Journal Article Are Pensions Worth the Cost?, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1991) View citations (5) (1991)
237. What is the impact of pensions on saving?
     Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (7)

1990

238. Massachusetts in the 1990's: the role of state government
     Research Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article Massachusetts in the 1990s: the role of state government, New England Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (1991) (1991)

Undated

239. Investment Practices of State and Local Pension Funds: Implications for Social Security Reform
     Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
240. The Funded Status of Local Pensions Inches Closer to States
     State and Local Pension Plans Briefs, Center for Retirement Research

Journal Articles

2021

1. How do older workers use nontraditional jobs?
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2021, 20, (3), 374-392
   See also Chapter How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?, NBER Chapters, 2019 (2019) View citations (3) (2019)
   Working Paper How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2020

2. Are homeownership patterns stable enough to tap home equity?
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2020, 17, (C) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Are Homeownership Patterns Stable Enough to Tap Home Equity?, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2020) View citations (4) (2020)
3. What Factors Explain the Decline in Widowed Women’s Poverty?
   Demography, 2020, 57, (5), 1881-1902 View citations (1)
4. Why are US men retiring later?
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2020, 19, (3), 442-457

2019

5. Multiemployer plans: evaluating a proposal to spread the pain
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2019, 18, (1), 124-139

2016

6. COLA cuts in state-local pensions
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2016, 15, (3), 311-332 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper COLA Cuts in State/Local Pensions, State and Local Pension Plans Briefs (2014) (2014)
   Chapter COLA Cuts in State-Local Pensions, NBER Chapters, 2015, 311-332 (2015) (2015)
7. Falling Short: The Roots of the Coming U.S. Retirement Crisis
   Challenge, 2016, 59, (2), 126-147

2014

8. Are City Fiscal Woes Widespread? Are Pensions the Cause?
   Challenge, 2014, 57, (4), 44-56
   See also Working Paper Are City Fiscal Woes Widespread? Are Pensions the Cause?, State and Local Pension Plans Briefs (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

9. How the Risk of Displacement for Older Workers Has Changed
   LABOUR, 2012, 26, (1), 90-107

2011

10. Public pension funding in practice
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2011, 10, (2), 247-268 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Public Pension Funding in Practice, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2010

11. Pension type, tenure, and job mobility*
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2010, 9, (4), 609-625 View citations (9)

2008

12. “A reappraisal of social security financing”—revisited
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 2008, 32, (4), 394-408

2007

13. The labor supply of older American men
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2007, 52 View citations (3)
    See also Book The labor supply of older American men, Monograph, 2007 (2007) View citations (4) (2007)

2005

14. Test Drive Suggests Bush's "Ownership Society" May Be a Lemon
    The Economists' Voice, 2005, 2, (1), 10
15. The False Charms of Social Security Privatization
    Challenge, 2005, 48, (2), 7-22

2004

16. The outlook for pension contributions and profits in the US
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (1), 77-97 View citations (9)

1999

17. Reforming Social Security: The Case Against Individual Accounts
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (4), 803-18 View citations (3)

1997

18. Social Security: It ain't Broken: Panel Discussion
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1997, (jun), 297-303 View citations (4)

1996

19. Mortgage Lending in Boston: Interpreting HMDA Data
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (1), 25-53 View citations (378)
    See also Working Paper Mortgage lending in Boston: interpreting HMDA data, Working Papers (1992) View citations (49) (1992)

1992

20. Current taxation of qualified pension plans: has the time come?
    New England Economic Review, 1992, (Mar), 12-25 View citations (9)
21. Policy Watch: Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992, 6, (4), 189-198 View citations (376)
22. Reassessing the Role for Wealth Transfer Taxes
    National Tax Journal, 1992, 45, (2), 119-43 View citations (35)
23. Taxation of capital income in a global economy: an overview
    New England Economic Review, 1992, (Sep), 33-52

1991

24. Are Pensions Worth the Cost?
    National Tax Journal, 1991, 44, (3), 393-403 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Are pensions worth the cost?, Working Papers (1991) View citations (6) (1991)
25. Explaining the postwar pattern of personal saving
    New England Economic Review, 1991, (Nov), 17-28 View citations (2)
26. Financing capital expenditures in Massachusetts
    New England Economic Review, 1991, (Mar), 52-79
27. Is there a shortfall in public capital investment? An overview
    New England Economic Review, 1991, (May), 23-35 View citations (13)
    Also in Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1990, 34, 1-20 (1990) View citations (23)
28. Is there a shortfall in public capital investment?: proceedings of a conference held in October 1990
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1991, 34, (Jun) View citations (2)
29. Massachusetts in the 1990s: the role of state government
    New England Economic Review, 1991, (Jan), 15-26
    See also Working Paper Massachusetts in the 1990's: the role of state government, Research Report (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
30. The influence of housing and durables on personal saving
    New England Economic Review, 1991, (Nov), 3-16 View citations (3)

1990

31. Does a trend toward early retirement create problems for the economy?
    New England Economic Review, 1990, (Nov), 17-32
32. How does public infrastructure affect regional economic performance?
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1990, 34, 69-112 View citations (370)
    Also in New England Economic Review, 1990, (Sep), 11-33 (1990) View citations (398)
33. Why has productivity growth declined? Productivity and public investment
    New England Economic Review, 1990, (Jan), 3-22 View citations (319)

1989

34. It's time to tax employee benefits
    New England Economic Review, 1989, (Jul), 49-63 View citations (1)
35. Public pension surpluses and national saving: foreign experience
    New England Economic Review, 1989, (Mar), 16-38 View citations (1)

1988

36. Public versus private provision of retirement income
    New England Economic Review, 1988, (May), 51-58
37. Wealth transfer taxation: the relative role for estate and income taxes
    New England Economic Review, 1988, (Nov), 3-28 View citations (5)

1987

38. Lessons from the income maintenance experiments: an overview
    New England Economic Review, 1987, (May), 32-45 View citations (16)
    Also in Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1986, 30, 1-21 (1986) View citations (4)
39. Lessons from the income maintenance experiments: proceedings of a conference held at Melvin Village, New Hampshire, September 1986
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1987, 30, (Sep)
40. Pension contributions and the stock market
    New England Economic Review, 1987, (Nov), 3-14 View citations (6)
41. The changing profile of pensions in America, by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Washington DC: EBRI, 1985, 234pp. Price: $30.00 cloth, $18.00 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 6, (3), 456-461
42. The current status of our social welfare system
    New England Economic Review, 1987, (Jul), 3-12 View citations (2)

1986

43. Should the U.S. government issue index bonds?
    New England Economic Review, 1986, (Sep), 3-21 View citations (4)
44. The economics of tax simplification: an overview
    New England Economic Review, 1986, (Jan), 11-28
45. The impact of public and private pension schemes on saving and capital formation1
    International Social Security Review, 1986, 39, (3), 243-257 View citations (1)

1985

46. Economic consequences of tax simplification
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1985, 29, 1-28

1976

47. Private Pensions and Saving: New Evidence
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (5), 1013-32 View citations (40)

Books

2015

1. Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Falling Short: The Coming Retirement Crisis and What to Do About It, Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2007

2. The labor supply of older American men
   Monograph, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The labor supply of older American men, Conference Series ; [Proceedings], Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2006

3. Social Security and the Stock Market: How the Pursuit of Market Magic Shapes the System
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)

1981

4. Pensions and capital accumulation
   Monograph, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Edited books

2006

1. The Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (53)

Chapters

2019

1. How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?
   A chapter in Incentives and Limitations of Employment Policies on Retirement Transitions: Comparisons of Public and Private Sectors, 2019 View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article How do older workers use nontraditional jobs?, Cambridge University Press (2021) (2021)
   Working Paper How Do Older Workers Use Nontraditional Jobs?, Center for Retirement Research (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2015

2. COLA Cuts in State-Local Pensions
   A chapter in The Impact of Reforms of State Retirement Plans, 2015, pp 311-332
   See also Journal Article COLA cuts in state-local pensions, Cambridge University Press (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
   Working Paper COLA Cuts in State/Local Pensions, Center for Retirement Research (2014) (2014)