The ongoing COVID-19 crisis exacerbated existing retirement system problems. Part of the solution: working longer, new pension models, and decoupling retirement saving from firms, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell explains to Diario Financiero, discussing her recent study.…Read More
Retirement systems were fragile even before the COVID-19 pandemic, but exploding unemployment, pension underfunding, and very low returns make the problems more urgent. New PRC working paper “Building Better Retirement Systems in the Wake of the Global Pandemic” by Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell discusses possible solutions, via PlanSponsor.…Read More
Pension plans at greater risk in the wake of COVID-19, but there are opportunities to build better systems if policymakers provide better data, enhance financial literacy, says Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell in her new working paper, cited in ThinkAdvisor.…Read More
Americans who retire abroad tend to stay there until their health begins to decline, then return to the US for care and to be closer to family, Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell explains to Sindya N. Bhanoo of the Washington Post. Health and safety concerns in the wake of COVID-19 may make many return sooner.…Read More
The 28th Colloquium on Pensions and Retirement Research will be held on 7-8 December 2020.
Co-hosted by CEPAR and the School of Risk & Actuarial Studies, UNSW Business School, this is a unique annual event bringing together academics, government and industry to discuss the latest research on pensions, superannuation and retirement.…Read More
The International Centre for Pension Management (ICPM), a global research-based network of pension organizations, is accepting submissions for its annual Research Award.…Read More
Wharton Prof. Olivia S. Mitchell tells Chris Farrell at Next Avenue that even pre COVID-19, American’s retirement picture wasn’t all rosy. Now more than ever, we’ll need to work longer, save more, and expect less.…Read More
