Research Economist 

Kelly Haverstick is a Research Economist who joined the Center for Retirement Research in June, 2006. Ms. Haverstick earned her doctorate in economics from Boston College in 2004. Her research interests are in labor economics and econometrics.

Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research

Completed
"Why Don't Some States and Localities Pay Their Required Pension Contributions?" (with Alicia H. Munnell, Jean-Pierre Aubry, and Alex Golub-Sass), State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #7, May 2008.

"Why Does Funding Status Vary Among State and Local Plans?" (with Alicia H. Munnell and Jean-Pierre Aubry), State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #6, May 2008.

"The Miracle of Funding by State and Local Pension Plans" (with Alicia H. Munnell, Steven A. Sass, and Jean-Pierre Aubry), State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #5, April 2008.

"What Do We Know About the Universe of State and Local Plans?" (with Alicia H. Munnell, Mauricio Soto, and Jean-Pierre Aubry),  State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #4, March 2008.

"An "Elastic" Earliest Eligibility Age for Social Security" (with Natalia Zhivan, Steven A. Sass, and Margarita Sapozhnikov), Issue in Brief, #8-2, February 2008.

"Why Have Some States Introduced Defined Contribution Plans?" (with Alicia H. Munnell, Alex Golub-Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Gregory Wiles), State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #3, January 2008.

"Why Have Defined Benefit Plans Survived in the Public Sector?" (with Alicia H. Munnell and Mauricio Soto), State and Local Plans Issue in Brief, #2, December 2007. 

"A Gradual Exit May Not Make for a Happier Retirement" (with Esteban Calvo and Steven A. Sass), Issue in Brief, #7-16, October 2007.

"Job Tenure and the Spread of 401(k)s" (with Alicia H. Munnell and Geoffrey Sanzenbacher), Issue in Brief, #55, October 2006.

"What Makes Retirees Happier: A Gradual or 'Cold Turkey' Retirement?"   (with Esteban Calvo and Steven A. Sass), Working Paper, #2007-18, October 2007.

"A New Approach to Raising Social Security's Earliest Eligibility Age"   (with Margarita Sapozhnikov, Robert Triest, and Natalia Zhivan), Working Paper, #2007-19, October 2007.

"Job Tenure and Pension Coverage"   (with Alicia H. Munnell and Geoffrey Sanzenbacher), Working Paper, #2007-18, October 2006.