Senior Research Economist

Gal Wettstein is a senior research economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. He conducts research on labor market outcomes for older workers, health insurance and annuity markets and coverage, retirement decisions, and savings. He has authored studies on a wide array of topics in aging and presented to both academic and policy audiences, such as the American Economic Association, the National Tax Association, and the Office of Tax Analysis at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Wettstein is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. Before joining the Center, he earned a doctorate in economics from Harvard University in the fields of health economics, labor economics, and public finance.