Gordon Mermin
Research Associate
The Urban Institute
Background
Gordon Mermin is a Research Associate at the Urban Institute specializing in retirement and aging. He has written on the potential distributional impacts of Social Security reform options, work impediments at older ages, and the impact of health and employment shocks on the accumulation of retirement savings. Prior to joining the Urban Institute, Mr. Mermin advised Congress on retirement issues as a Senior Analyst at the Government Accountability Office (GAO). He received his MA in economics from the University of Michigan in 1999 and his BA in economics from Stanford University in 1994.
Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research
Completed
"The Impact of Late-Career Health and Employment Shocks on Social Security and Other Wealth" (Richard W. Johnson and Dan Murphy), Working Paper, #2007-26, December 2007.
"Annuitized Wealth and Consumption at Older Ages" (with Barbara A. Butrica), Working Paper #2006-26, December 2006.
"Why Do Boomers Plan to Work So Long?" (with Richard W. Johnson and Dan Murphy), Working Paper #2006-19, November 2006.
"How Secure are Retirement Nest Eggs?" (with Richard W. Johnson and Cori E. Uccello), Issue in Brief #45, April 2006.
"When the Nest Egg Cracks: Financial Consequences of Health Problems, Marital Status Changes, and Job Layoffs at Older Ages" (with Richard W. Johnson and Cori E. Uccello), Working Paper #2005-18, December 2005.
Selected Publications
- Mermin, Gordon B.T. 2005. "Distributional Effects of Reforming Social Security through Benefit Reductions." Washington, DC: The Urban Institute.
- Johnson, Richard W., Gordon B. T. Mermin, and C. Eugene Steuerle. 2005. "Work Impediments at Older Ages." Final Report to the Employment and Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
- U.S. Government Accountability Office. 2003. "Retirement Income: Intergenerational Comparisons of Wealth and Future Income." GAO-03-429, Washington, DC. Major contributor.
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