Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

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.

Brown Center Chalkboard

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

Chad Aldeman

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Up Front

Class Notes: Minimum Wage and Children’s Health, College Regrades, and More

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Report

Evidence-based retirement policy: Necessity and opportunity

William G. Gale, Benjamin H. Harris, and Claire Haldeman

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Reports

Retired couple Harvey and Cora Alter take a walk in their planned-community in semi-rural Frederick, Maryland March 2, 2012. Moving in retirement to save money - but not that far from previous homes, is a trend where retirees want to reduce the cost of living but not uproot their lives completely. Picture taken March 2, 2012. To match feature USA-RETIREES/ REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY BUSINESS) - GM1E839043S01

Report

Unlocking housing wealth for older Americans: Strategies to improve reverse mortgages

Stephanie Moulton and Donald Haurin

Monday, October 28, 2019

Retirees Gene Bloczynski (L) and Eric Vannieuwburg fish from a public dock on the Sacramento River in the Sacramento San Joaquin River Delta in Rio Vista, California September 4, 2013. California water officials have proposed redesigning two water diversion tunnels planned for the Delta, away from several small towns along the Sacramento River that Delta residents said would be threatened under the existing plan. Water from the tunnels would flow to urban areas in the Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and San Diego and farmers in the San Joaquin Valley. Picture taken September 4, 2013. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) - GM1E99A0DRA01

Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

Annuity-enhanced reverse mortgage loans

Thomas Davidoff

Monday, October 28, 2019

Mark Findlay and his wife Delores Findlay, of Erie, Pennsylvania, read the morning newspaper inside their home at Limetree Park where they spend the winter months in Bonita Springs, Florida, March 23, 2012. Medicare and Social Security, the massive programs that pay benefits to tens of millions of older Americans, are contentious issues in the 2012 presidential campaign. Seniors want the nation?s sputtering economy to be fixed, but not at their expense. REUTERS/Steve Nesius (UNITED STATES - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS SOCIETY) - TM3E846043F01

Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

The unfulfilled promise of reverse mortgages: Can a better market improve retirement security?

Martin Neil Baily, Benjamin H. Harris, and Ting Wang

Monday, October 28, 2019

An elderly couple looks out at the ocean as they sit on a park bench in La Jolla, California November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E9BE0E8L01

Policy 2020

How can policymakers improve retirement security?

Martin Neil Baily

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

From saving to spending: A proposal to convert retirement account balances into automatic and flexible income

David C. John, William G. Gale, J. Mark Iwry, and Aaron Krupkin

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Blog Posts

Up Front

Class Notes: Wealth taxation, US wage growth, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

The chambers of the House Ways and Means Committee

Up Front

The SECURE Act: a good start but far more is needed

J. Mark Iwry, David C. John, and William G. Gale

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Up Front

Class Notes: Virtual college counseling, rainy-day savings accounts, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

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Events

2019

Nov

Past Event

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

3:30 PM - 5:15 PM EST

Reverse mortgages: Promise, problems, and proposals for a better market

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Can retirement plans provide safe income?

9:00 AM - 11:45 AM EDT

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

Robert C. Pozen

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Pozen

David C. John

Deputy Director - Retirement Security Project

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

dcjretiresecure

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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