NB20-10: Broad Framing in Retirement Income Decision Making

DATE: September 30, 2019 to September 29, 2020

Retirees often make retirement income decisions in narrow brackets, myopically considering OASI claiming age, pension or 401(k) payouts, annuity purchases, long term care insurance, and use of home equity

Investigators

Hal E. Hershfield, Project Co-Leader
Suzanne Shu, Project Co-Leader
Stephen Spiller, Project Co-Leader

Supported by the Social Security Administration grant #RDR18000003

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Topics

Demography and Aging
Labor Compensation

Programs

Economics of Aging

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