Since Title IX’s passage, women have made significant economic gains; and they do not appear to have undone these gains by opting to spend more of their adult life single.
Special Reports
CRR Special Series on Legacy Pension Debt
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
This series quantifies the "legacy debt" (unfunded liabilities from long ago) for several major state-administered retirement systems and offers a new approach to better manage these liabilities.
Why Do Some Small Businesses Offer Retirement Plans?
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
This report aims to identify the characteristics of small firms that offer a retirement plan to help determine which firms without a plan may be more likely to offer one in the future.
Implications of Allowing U.S. Employers to Opt Out of a Payroll-Tax-Financed Paid Leave Program
Laura D. Quinby Robert L. Siliciano
This report considers how one aspect of paid family and medical leave program design – allowing employers to opt out and offer comparable private plans – affects the generosity of benefits, who bears the cost, and employer practices.
An Analysis of Retirement Models to Improve Portability and Coverage
Alicia H. Munnell Anek Belbase Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher
This report explores options for improving access to workplace retirement savings plans.
The New Hampshire Retirement System: A Look Backward and Forward
Jean-Pierre Aubry Caroline V. Crawford
Given the relative affordability of current pension costs, the report suggests two changes to NHRS that would likely increase costs today but would reduce the risk that poor investment returns and/or a backloaded funding policy could significantly increase costs or reduce the funded ratio down the road.
Multiemployer Pension Plans: Current Status and Future Trends
Alicia H. Munnell Jean-Pierre Aubry Caroline V. Crawford
Any solution to the multiemployer problem must be comprehensive, not only helping those in serious trouble today but also staving off future problems.
The Rise of Financial Fraud: Scams Never Change but Disguises Do
Kimberly Blanton
Awareness of scammer's disguises can help individuals steer clear of fraudulent schemes that can rob them of their financial security.
Personal Finance Instruction at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Kimberly Blanton
Student debt in the United States now approaches $1 trillion – exceeding Americans’ credit-card balances for the first time – and 59 percent of U.S. undergraduates are in debt, according to FinAid.org.
Exploration of Retirement Planning Attitudes and Behavior
the Boathouse Group and Plan-it Marketing
In the fall of 2010, the CRR sponsored a series of qualitative interviews with consumers on a range of retirement issues.
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