Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

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Public pension funds in an era of low rates and COVID-19

David Wessel

Monday, July 13, 2020

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The social safety net: The gaps that COVID-19 spotlights

Henry J. Aaron

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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Up Front

Class Notes: Unequal internet access, employment at older ages, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

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Events

Improving economic opportunity for older workers

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

New tools for a better retirement: Dashboards and tontine solutions for Americans

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Entitlement reform: The effectiveness of the safety net and evidence for responsible policy

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM EST

Washington, DC

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Related Books

Closing the Deficit

Edited by Gary Burtless and Henry Aaron

2013

State and Local Pensions

By Alicia H. Munnell

2012

The Decline in Saving

By Barry P. Bosworth

2012

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Experts

Henry J. Aaron

The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

David C. John

Deputy Director - Retirement Security Project

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute

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J. Mark Iwry

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

The rich-poor life expectancy gap

Gary Burtless and Fred Dews

Friday, February 19, 2016

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: Automatic Spending Cuts and Programs for the Poor

Friday, December 30, 2011

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More on Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

Because of COVID-19 Congress should fix Social Security now

Henry J. Aaron

Friday, September 18, 2020

Ulrike Neveling 60-year old head of Accounting Department is pictured at her office at the headquarters of Rullko wholesale in Hamm March 4, 2014. Marie-Christine Ostermann is desperate to hang on to her older employees. There's already a shortage of skilled labour in Germany and a new draft law that lowers the pension age for some workers is adding to her problems. Six of the 150 staff at family-run food and kitchen supplies wholesaler Rullko say they'd like to retire at 63 this summer, when the new law is due to take effect. That's four years earlier than planned - a big worry for Ostermann. TO GO WITH GERMANY-PENSIONS/ REUTERS/Ina Fassbender (GERMANY - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - BM2EA341DLX01

COVID-19 and retirement: Impact and policy responses

Martin Neil Baily, Benjamin H. Harris, and Siddhi Doshi

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Nora and Anthony Szeluga sit at the counter of Perison's diner in the Broadway Market in Buffalo, New York April 10, 2011. The city is a part of America's Midwestern "Rust Belt", the heartland of the country and home to big unionized manufacturers like the auto and steel industries. Once a thriving farmer's market, the historic space has managed to survive, and even thrive around holidays like Easter. The couple, who once lived in the neighborhood, only return to the market, where Anthony used to sell produce as a child, twice a year, Easter and Christmas. Picture taken April 10. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS FOOD)

How does gender equality affect women in retirement?

Grace Enda and William G. Gale

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

The wealth of generations, with special attention to the millennials

William G. Gale, Hilary Gelfond, Jason Fichtner, and Benjamin H. Harris

Thursday, May 28, 2020

A sign is seen on the entrance to a Social Security office in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC14BAB59BA0

Public pension reform in the U.S. presidential campaign

Gary Burtless

Monday, March 30, 2020

Teacher standing at the front of a classroom.

Teacher pension plans are getting riskier—and it could backfire on American schools

Chad Aldeman

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Reports

Improving economic opportunity for older workers

New tools for a better retirement: Dashboards and tontine solutions for Americans

Entitlement reform: The effectiveness of the safety net and evidence for responsible policy

The Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Chair

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Deputy Director - Retirement Security Project

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Senior Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies