Norma Coe
Research Economist
Norma Coe is a research economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and a fellow in the Network for the Study of Pensions, Aging and Retirement (Netspar). Prior to joining the Center’s staff in 2009, Dr. Coe was an assistant professor at Tilburg University in the Netherlands. While there, she was awarded the Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowship from the European Union to study the health effects of retirement. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from MIT in 2005. She has also worked at the Urban Institute and the Department of the Treasury in the Division of Tax Analysis.
Dr. Coe’s research interests include public finance, labor and health economics. Her focus is on how government policies interact with each other and how they influence individual behavior.
Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research
Completed
"The Asset and Income Profile of Residents in Seniors Care Communities" (with Melissa Boyle), Working Paper, #2009-20, September 2009.
Ongoing
"Who Goes on Disability Insurance in Response to a Rise in the Full Retirement Age?" (with Courtney Monk and Kelly Haverstick)
"Does Retirement Saving "Catch-up" When Children Fly the Coop?" (with Anthony Webb)
"Caregiving and Work: Complements or Substitutes?" (with Courtney Harold van Houtven)
"Will Inheritances Rescue the Baby Boomers?" (with Guan Gong and Anthony Webb)