Tag: retirement security

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This paper explores whether exposure to tight labor markets at working ages is linked to improved financial wellbeing at older ages especially for groups traditionally disadvantaged in the labor market, including people with low income, those without college degrees, and people of color.  We also examine what role the timing of exposure to tight labor…

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In a recent study, we used our updated National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) to see whether households have a good sense of their own retirement preparedness – do their expectations match the reality they face?  That is, do households at risk know they are at risk?  Understanding households’ self-assessed retirement preparedness is important because households…