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Selected media coverage
More Americans are retiring than ever before. See what that means for you. The Washington Post, July 2023.
Covid-19 Illnesses Are Keeping at Least 500,000 Workers Out of U.S. Labor Force, Study Says, The Wall Street Journal, September 2022.
In ‘Great Resignation,’ some are retiring early but delaying Social Security, The Washington Post, November 2021.
Fears Obamacare Would Be a Job Killer Were Wrong, Study Finds, The Wall Street Journal, July 2017.
The Two Biases that Keep People from Saving Money, The Atlantic, July 2016.
Investing for Your Future Health Care, The New York Times, March 2016.
Selected citations in policy discourse
2024 Economic Report of the President, March 2024.
OMB Circular No. A-4: Explanation and Response to Public Input, November 2023.
2023 Economic Report of the President, March 2023.
Speech by Chair Powell on inflation and the labor market | Federal Reserve Board, December 2022.
Pension Benefit Statements-Lifetime Income Illustrations Interim Final Rule | DOL-EBSA, September 2020.
Utility and Effectiveness of the Long-Term Care Savings Plan | Nebraska Legislature Performance Audit Committee, November 2015.
2016 Expiring Tax Credits | State of Oregon Legislative Revenue Office, February 2015.
A Conversation with Austan Goolsbee and Kevin Hassett
Safe and Secure? The Future of Social Security
Tax Policies for a Freer and Fairer Country
Policy and issue briefs
How could health insurance change with the 2024 election? March 2024 (with Emma Casey).
How can we strengthen the direct care workforce? December 2023 (with Aaron Sojourner).
How can societies prepare for an aging population? October 2023.
Improving health care access for low-income Medicare beneficiaries - The Hamilton Project, October 2023 (with Jason Brown).
Strengthening the Social Security safety net, April 2023 (with Andrew Biggs).
How Should Women Think about Social Security Decisions?, November 2022 (with Melinda Morrill).
Excess Mortality during the Pandemic: The Role of Health Insurance, July 2022 (with CEA staff).
Reducing the Economic Burden of Unmet Mental Health Needs, May 2022 (with CEA staff).
Care Businesses: A Model that Doesn't Work for Providers, Workers, or Families, April 2022 (with CEA staff).
Mechanisms Behind Retirement Saving Behavior: Evidence From Administrative and Survey Data, February 2018 (with Matthew Levy, Colleen Manchester, Aaron Sojourner, and Joshua Tasoff).
How Do Distributions from Retirement Accounts Respond to Early Withdrawal Penalties?, June 2017 (with Damon Jones and Shanthi Ramnath).
The Role of Exponential-Growth Bias and Present Bias in Retirement Savings, May 2015 (with Matthew Levy, Colleen Manchester, Aaron Sojourner, and Joshua Tasoff).
How Do Retirement Income Projections Affect Saving Behavior?, February 2014 (with Colleen Manchester and Aaron Sojourner).
Do Income Projections Affect Retirement Saving?, April 2013 (with Colleen Manchester and Aaron Sojourner).
Does Understanding the Relation Between Retirement Contributions and Future Monthly Income Encourage Savings?, February 2012 (with Colleen Manchester and Aaron Sojourner).
Health Care Spending and the Federal Budget, July 2011.
Long-Term Care Financing: Is Increasing Insurance Coverage Good Policy?, May 2010.