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The Center and its network of experts possess a breadth of knowledge on retirement issues virtually unmatched in the field. Our researchers include leading scholars at Boston College and at affiliated institutions, such as MIT, The Brookings Institution, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Urban Institute. In the eight years since its inception, the Center has established a reputation as an authoritative source of information on all major aspects of the retirement income debate. From the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, from corporate board rooms to debates on Capitol Hill, the Center is the hub for expertise on this issue.

R. Kent Weaver

Senior Fellow
The Brookings Institution

Background

R. Kent Weaver is Professor of Public Policy and Government at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at The Brookings Institution. His areas of expertise include entitlement programs, social policy, and comparative public policy. Dr. Weaver has published extensively on these topics and has authored or edited several books. Before joining The Brookings Institution in 1983, Dr. Weaver taught at Ohio State University.

Dr. Weaver earned his B.A. from Haverford College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University.

Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research

Completed
"The Politics of Parallel Pensions: Lessons from the United Kingdom for the United States" Working Paper, #2006-07, February 2006

"Design and Implementation Issues in Swedish Individual Pension Accounts" Working Paper, #2005-05, April 2005

"Lashed to the Mast?: The Politics of Notional Defined Contribution Pension Reforms" (with Sarah M. Brooks), Working Paper, #2005-04, January 2005

"Whose Money Is It Anyhow? Governance and Social Investment in Collective Investment Funds" Working Paper, #2003-07, May 2003

"The Politics of Public Pension Reform" Working Paper, #2003-06, April 2003

"New Zealand: The Supreme Political Football" Working Paper, #2002-12, December 2002

"The Senior Income Guarentee (SIG): A New Proposal to Reduce Poverty Among the Elderly" (with Timothy M. Smeeding), Working Paper, #2001-12, December 2001

"The Politics of Pension Reform in Canada and the United States" Working Paper, #1999-04, December 1999

Selected Publications

Weaver, R. Kent. 2000. Ending Welfare as We Know It. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.
Weaver, R. Kent. 1998. "The Politics of Pension Reform: Lessons from Abroad," In R. Douglas Arnold, Micheal Graetz, and Alicia Munnell, eds., Framing the Social Security Debate: Values, Politics, and Economics. Washington, DC: National Academy of Social Insurance, p. 183-229.
Weaver, R. Kent. 1988. Automatic Government: The Politics of Indexation. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.