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Retirement has become a compelling national issue because the number of Americans over 65 will double between now and 2030. And this growing group of retirees will face a rapidly changing retirement landscape defined by a rising Social Security retirement age, a sharp decline in traditional pensions coupled with modest 401(k) balance, low savings rates, and longer lifespans. Given this array of challenges, the Center's comprehensive vision and timely insights are crucial to understanding the intricacies of financial security in retirement. 

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.The Center provides the corporate and public policy communities with critical information to better understand the issues facing an aging population.  The Center’s research program spans the four main areas that affect individuals’ retirement income: 1) Social Security; 2) employer-sponsored pensions; 3) household saving; and 4) labor market trends among older workers.  The Center’s work also goes beyond economics.  We seek to understand the human behavior behind the decisions individuals make so that we can focus on solutions that work in practice, not just in theory.At any given time, the Center has over 30 ongoing projects on a variety of topics.  These include: trends in employer-sponsored pensions, the house as a retirement asset, employer demand for older workers, the future role of government in the retirement system, and how households should draw down retirement assets.

Partnership with the Center for Retirement Research provides instant access to this valuable, independent research.  In building a relationship with its supporters, the Center seeks to gain their perspective on retirement income issues and to secure data to advance the goals of the Center’s research programs. 

The Partnership Program offers the following benefits:

•    One presentation a year by a Center staff member;

•    Advance copies of Issues in Brief;

•    Permission to reprint summaries of Center papers;

•    Invitations to all Center events (conferences, debates, etc.);

•    Participation in annual roundtable event with Center researchers;

•    Opportunity to recruit student research assistants for internships or employment;

•    Partnership recognition through Center’s publications and website. 

Annual membership dues are $25,000 for corporate partners and for non-profit partners.

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