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Working Papers

2021

1. Working Longer Cannot Solve the Retirement Crisis
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School

2020

2. Expanding Social Security Benefits All Workers
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
3. Social Security Reduces Retirement Wealth Inequality
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
4. The Illusory Benefits of Working Longer on Financial Preparedness for Retirement
   SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)

2019

5. Extreme Retirement Inequality Persists, Even Among Those With Similar Earnings
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
6. Retirement Plan Wealth Inequality: Measurement and Trends
   SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
7. The Impact of a Social Security Proposal for "Catch-Up" Contributions
   SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School

2018

8. 40% of Older Workers and Their Spouses Will Experience Downward Mobility in Retirement
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)
9. Catch-up Contributions: An Innovative Policy Proposal for Social Security
   SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
10. New Evidence on the Effect of Economic Shocks on Retirement Plan Withdrawals
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (1)
11. Old-Age Poverty: Single Women & Widows & A Lack of Retirement Security
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)
12. Retirement Readiness of New York City's Workers
    SCEPA publication series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
13. The Growth of Unstable and Low-Wage Work Among Older Workers
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (1)
14. The Impact of Guaranteed Retirement Accounts on the Retirement Crisis
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
15. The Inequitable Effects of Raising the Retirement Age on Blacks and Low-Wage Workers
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School

2017

16. How Has the Shift to 401(k) Plans Affected Retirement Income?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
17. Lapses in Long-Term Care Insurance
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (3)
18. Larger Birth Cohort Lowers Wages
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
19. Rising Inequality in Life Expectancy by Socioeconomic Status
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
20. “Catch-Up Contributions†An Equitable and Affordable Solution to the Retirement Savings Crisis
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)

2016

21. 401 k Plans: A Failed Experiment
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (1)
22. Are Early Claimers Making a Mistake?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
23. Are Philadelphians Ready for Retirement?
    SCEPA publication series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
24. Do Households Save More When the Kids Leave Home?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
25. Does Socioeconomic Status Lead People to Retire Too Soon?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
26. Does a Uniform Retirement Age Make Sense?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
27. Household Economic Shocks Increase Retirement Wealth Inequality
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)
28. 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)
29. Pension Participation, Wealth, and Income: 1992-2010
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
30. Policy Options for Cutting Retirement Plan Leakages
    SCEPA policy note series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School
31. Will the Explosion of Student Debt Widen the Retirement Security Gap?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)

2015

32. 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)
33. Calculating Neutral Increases in Retirement Age by Socioeconomic Status
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
34. 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)
35. How Do Inheritances Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
36. How Much Longer Do People Need to Work?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
37. 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)
38. 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)
39. The Impact of Leakages on 401(k)/IRA Assets
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
40. Why Do People Lapse Their Long-Term Care Insurance?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
41. Will the Average Retirement Age Continue to Increase?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2014

42. How Much Should People Save?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
43. Long-Term Care: How Big a Risk?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
44. Multiemployer Plans – A Proposal to Spread the Pain
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
45. NRRI Update Shows Half Still Falling Short
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
46. New Evidence on the Risk of Requiring Long-Term Care
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (19)
47. The Effect of Increasing Earnings Dispersion on Social Security Payroll Tax Receipts
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2013

48. Can Incentives for Long-Term Care Insurance Reduce Medicaid Spending?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
49. Can Long-Term Care Insurance Partnership Programs Increase Coverage and Reduce Medicaid Costs?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
50. How Has the Financial Crisis Affected the Consumption of Retirees?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
51. How Will Older Workers Who Lose Their Jobs During the Great Recession Fare in the Long-Run?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
52. Rethinking Optimal Wealth Accumulation and Decumulation Strategies in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
53. 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
54. The Impact of Interest Rates on the National Retirement Risk Index
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
55. Will Regulations to Reduce IRA Fees Work?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
56. Will the Rebound in Equities and Housing Save Retirement?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2012

57. Can Retirees Base Wealth Withdrawals on the IRS’ Required Minimum Distributions?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
58. 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)
59. How Important Is Asset Allocation to Retirement Security?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
60. National Retirement Risk Index: How Much Longer Do We Need to Work?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
61. Should Households Base Asset Decumulation Strategies on Required Minimum Distribution Tables?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
62. The National Retirement Risk Index: An Update
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (14)
63. Using Participant Data to Improve 401(k) Asset Allocation
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
64. Using Participant Data to Improve Target Date Fund Allocations
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
65. What Explains Variation in Disability Application Rates Across States?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
66. What’s the Tax Advantage of 401(k)s?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
67. Why Do State Disability Application Rates Vary Over Time?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2011

68. Did the Housing Boom Increase Household Spending?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
    Also in Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2010) View citations (2)
69. How Do Subjective Mortality Beliefs Affect the Value of Social Security and the Optimal Claiming Age?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
70. How Important Are Inheritances for Baby Boomers?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
71. How Important Are Intergenerational Transfers for Baby Boomers?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
72. How Much to Save for a Secure Retirement
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
73. What Explains State Variation in SSDI Application Rates?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)

2010

74. Children and Household Utility: Evidence from Kids Flying the Coop
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
75. Do Parents Live It Up When Children Fly the Coop?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
76. How Much Is Enough? The Distribution of Lifetime Health Care Costs
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (11)
77. How Will Higher Tax Rates Affect the National Retirement Risk Index?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
78. Is the Reduction in Older Workers' Job Tenure a Cause for Concern?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
79. The Impact of a DROP Program on the Age of Retirement and Employer Pension Costs
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
80. What is the Distribution of Lifetime Health Care Costs from Age 65?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (7)
81. What is the Impact of Foreclosures on Retirement Security?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2009

82. Actual and Anticipated Inheritance Receipts
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (4)
83. Does Staying Healthy Reduce Your Lifetime Health Care Costs?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
84. How Much Do Households Really Lose By Claiming Social Security at Age 62?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (18)
85. Long-term Care Costs and The National Retirement Risk Index
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (6)
86. Making Your Nest Egg Last a Lifetime
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
87. Should You Carry A Mortgage Into Retirement
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
88. The Case For Investing in Bonds During Retirement
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
89. The National Retirement Risk Index: After The Crash
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)
90. What Does It Cost To Guarantee Returns?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (5)

2008

91. Do Households Have a Good Sense of Their Retirement Preparedness?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)
92. Health Care Costs Drive Up the National Retirement Risk Index
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (3)
93. How Much Do Older Workers Value Employee Health Insurance?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
94. How Much Risk is Acceptable?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
95. Identifying Local Differences in Retirement Patterns
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
96. Pension Wealth and Income: 1992, 1998, and 2004
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
97. What Effect Do Time Constraints Have on the Age of Retirement?
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
98. When Should Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (1)

2007

99. Optimal retirement asset decumulation strategies: the impact of housing wealth
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Retirement Asset Decumulation Strategies: The Impact of Housing Wealth, Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, De Gruyter (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
100. Why Do Married Men Claim Social Security Benefits So Early? Ignorance or Caddishness?
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (16)

2006

101. Determinants and Consequences of Bargaining Power in Households
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (61)
     Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2006) View citations (61)
102. Life is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
     Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2005) View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article Life Is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2007) View citations (20) (2007)
103. Mortality Heterogeneity and The Distributional Consequences of Mandatory Annuitization
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article Mortality Heterogeneity and the Distributional Consequences of Mandatory Annuitization, Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association (2008) View citations (9) (2008)
104. Persistence in Labor Supply and the Response to the Social Security Earnings Test
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (11)
105. The Impact of Aggregate Mortality Risk on Defined Benefit Pension Plans
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2004

106. Annuitization: Keeping Your Options Open
     Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (8)

2003

107. Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
     See also Journal Article Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (51) (2005)

2000

108. The Impact of 401(k) Plans on Retirement
     University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2020

1. A high-resolution, long-term wave resource assessment of Japan with wave–current effects
   Renewable Energy, 2020, 161, (C), 1341-1358 View citations (5)
2. Book Review: Sustaining Social Security in an Era of Population Aging John A. Turner, W. E., Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2020, 19, (4), 576-577

2019

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

2017

4. Editorial
   The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2017, 42, (3), 371-375
5. How Do Local Labor Markets Affect Retirement?
   Review, 2017, 99, (3), 259-78

2014

6. Reshaping Retirement Security: Lessons from the Global Financial Crisis. Olivia S. Mitchell, Raimond Maurer and Mark Warshawsky (eds). Oxford University Press, 2012, ISBN 978-0-19-966069-8, 287 pages
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2014, 13, (3), 345-346

2013

7. Estimating the energy use of high definition games consoles
   Energy Policy, 2013, 61, (C), 1412-1421 View citations (3)
8. Guest Editorial
   The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2013, 38, (4), 635-637
9. Imagining the Ideal Pension System: International Perspectives. Dana M. Muir and John A. Turner, eds. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2011, ISBN 978-0-88099-381-4, 292 pages
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2013, 12, (1), 142-143
10. Is there a place in the UK Defined Contribution pensions market for a guaranteed savings product?
    British Actuarial Journal, 2013, 18, (3), 624-656
11. Should Households Base Asset Decumulation Strategies on Required Minimum Distribution Tables&quest
    The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2013, 38, (4), 729-752 View citations (2)
12. Social Security claiming decision of married men and widow poverty
    Economics Letters, 2013, 119, (1), 20-23 View citations (9)

2011

13. Fine-scale spatial temperature patterns across a UK conurbation
    Climatic Change, 2011, 109, (3), 269-286 View citations (3)
14. Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: The Relationship to Youth Employment. Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise, eds. University of Chicago Press, 2010, ISBN 978-0-226-30948-4, 369 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2011, 10, (3), 495-496
15. Valuing the Longevity Insurance Acquired by Delayed Claiming of Social Security
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2011, 78, (4), 907-930 View citations (5)

2010

16. Evaluating the Advanced Life Deferred Annuity -- An annuity people might actually buy
    Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2010, 46, (1), 210-221 View citations (18)

2008

17. Mortality Heterogeneity and the Distributional Consequences of Mandatory Annuitization
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2008, 75, (4), 1055-1079 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Mortality Heterogeneity and The Distributional Consequences of Mandatory Annuitization, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
18. Optimal Retirement Asset Decumulation Strategies: The Impact of Housing Wealth
    Asia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2008, 3, (1), 29 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Optimal retirement asset decumulation strategies: the impact of housing wealth, Public Policy Discussion Paper (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2007

19. Annuity Markets and Pension Reform.George A. (Sandy) Mackenzie. Cambridge University Press, 2006, ISBN 0-521-84632-3, 258 pages
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2007, 6, (3), 339-340
20. Life Is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 33 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Life is Cheap: Using Mortality Bonds to Hedge Aggregate Mortality Risk, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (7) (2006)

2005

21. Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (2) View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Retirement and the Evolution of Pension Structure, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (26) (2003)

2004

22. Household annuitization decisions: simulations and empirical analyses
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (2), 109-143 View citations (60)

Chapters

2014

1. Understanding pension wealth
   Chapter 10 in International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy, 2014, pp 131-139 View citations (1)

2009

2. New Evidence on the Labor Supply Effects of the Social Security Earnings Test
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 23, 2009, pp 1-35 View citations (6)