Retirement - Publications - Faculty & Research

04 Sep 2018
News

A New Trend Among Millennials? Retiring Early

25 Jan 2016
News

2016’s Best and Worst States to Retire

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

use of remote patient monitoring services grows—driven by health care limitations imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic—clinicians, payers, and patients face important questions regarding the volume, value, and appropriate use of this care model.” The Effects of View Details

June 2007 (Revised January 2008)
Background Note

The U.S. Retirement Savings Market and the Pension Protection Act of 2006

By: Luis M. Viceira and Helen Tung

Provides an overview of the evolution of the private retirement savings market in the U.S. since 1990; the management and administration of defined-contribution (DC) plans; the existing evidence about the investment and savings decisions of participants in DC plans;... View Details

Keywords: Investment; Personal Finance; Saving; Government Legislation; Retirement; Business and Government Relations; Financial Services Industry; United States

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March 10, 2011
Article

Why Balanced Funds Trump Target-Dates in Retirement Plans

By: Robert C. Pozen

Keywords: Compensation and Benefits; Money

Citation

02 Mar 2018
News

A salute to the Mayo Clinic's retiring servant-leader

11 Aug 2014
News

ConAgra CEO Gary Rodkin to Retire in May

Keywords: Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

1999
Other Unpublished Work

Taxes and Retirement in the State of Maine

By: Dutch Leonard and John D. Donahue

Keywords: Taxation; Retirement; Maine

Citation

02 Jan 2025
News

A Retirement Expert Explores Finding Fulfillment After Work

05 Nov 2023
News

How to Know When It’s Time to Retire

22 Mar 2021
Blog Post

3 Key Steps for Crafting Your Retirement with Intention: Advice from Career Coach, Lauren Murphy

You have been financially planning for retirement for years, consulting with advisors, estimating your expenses, and adjusting your portfolio. Now with retirement on the horizon another pressing question... View Details

30 Sep 2020
News

3 Tips for a Smooth Transition into Retirement

winter 1999
Article

The Design and Production of New Retirement Savings Products

By: Dwight B. Crane and Z. Bodie

Keywords: Design; Retirement; Saving; Product

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2009
Chapter

Nobel Laureate Panel Discussion: What Retirement Means to Me

By: Robert C. Merton, Paul A. Samuelson and Robert M. Solow

Keywords: Retirement

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01 Feb 2024
News

Retired Military Officials: Protecting Abortion Care Keeps America Safe

February 1, 2024
Editorial

Retired Military Officials: Protecting Abortion Care Keeps America Safe

By: Louis Caldera, Ray Mabus and Deborah James

Keywords: Military; Health Care and Treatment; Gender; Recruitment; National Security

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January 2025
Article

Automatic Enrollment with a 12% Default Contribution Rate

By: John Beshears, Ruofei Guo, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and James J. Choi

We study a retirement savings plan with a default contribution rate of 12% of income, which is much higher than previously studied defaults. Twenty-five percent of employees had not opted out of this default 12 months after hire; a literature review finds that the... View Details

Keywords: Retirement Savings; Defined Contribution Retirement Plan; Automatic Enrollment; Retirement; Saving; Income; Decision Choices and Conditions