“Spending and Saving Behavior of Public-Sector Defined Contribution Plan Participants,” by Craig Copeland, Kelly Hahn, and Matt Petersen (September 2022, .pdf format, 21p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access to full-text.
September 28, 2022
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – September 28, 2022
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CAAR – Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Working Paper – September 28, 2022
“Retirement Savings Adequacy in U.S. Defined Contribution Plans,” by Francisco Gomes, Kenton Hoyem, Wei-Yin Hu, and Enrichetta Ravina (Working Paper No. 2022-40, September 2022, .pdf format, 62p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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May 5, 2022
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – May 5, 2022
“401(k) Plan Asset Allocation, Account Balances, and Loan Activity in 2019,” by Sarah Holden, Steven Bass, and Craig Copeland (May 2022, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration to access full-text.
www.ebri.org/content/401(k)-plan-asset-allocation-account-balances-and-loan-activity-in-2019
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May 3, 2022
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – May 3, 2022
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “The Design of Defined Contribution Plans,” by Vivek Bhattacharya and Gastón Illanes (w29984, April 2022, .pdf format, 44p.).
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April 4, 2022
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – April 4, 2022
“Defined Contribution Plans: 403(b) Investment Options, Fees, and Other Characteristics Varied,” (GAO-22-104439, March 2022, .pdf format, 87p.).
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March 10, 2022
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – March 10, 2022
“Field of Dreams? Measuring the Impact of Financial Wellbeing Initiatives on 401(k) Plan Utilization,” (March 2022, .pdf format, 12p.). Note: _EBRI_ requires free registration prior to providing full-text.
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March 8, 2022
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – March 8, 2022
“The Current State of U.S. Workplace Retirement Plan Coverage,” by John Sabelhaus (WP2022-07, February 2022, .pdf format, 29p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
pensionresearchcouncil.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WP-2022-07-Sabelhaus-3.3.22.pdf
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February 2, 2022
January 11, 2022
December 27, 2021
CAAR – University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center Working Papers – December 27, 2021
A. “Auto-Enrollment Retirement Plans in OregonSaves,” by John Chalmers, Olivia S. Mitchell, Jonathan Reuter, and Mingli Zhong (WP 2021-425, September 2021, .pdf format, 83p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/auto-enrollment-retirement-plans-in-oregonsaves/
B. “Heterogeneity in Self-Employment and the Transition to Retirement among Older Adults in the United States,” by Joelle Abramowitz (WP 2021-423, September 2021, .pdf format, 27p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
C. “Heterogeneity in Household Spending and Well-being Around Retirement,” by Patrick Moran, Martin O’Connell, Cormac O’Dea, and Francesca Parodi (WP 2021-427, September 2021, .pdf format, 60p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/pubs/heterogeneity-in-household-spending-and-well-being-around-retirement/
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December 23, 2021
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Briefs – December 23, 2021
Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access to full-text.
A. “Comparing the Financial Wellbeing of Baby Boom, Generation X, and Millennial Families: How Do the Generations Stack Up?” by Craig Copeland (December 2021, .pdf format, 38p.).
B. “The Impact of Adding Private Equity to 401(k) Plans on Retirement Income Adequacy,” (December 2021, .pdf format, 11p.).
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September 16, 2021
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – September 16, 2021
“Target Date Funds: Evidence Points to Growing Popularity and Appropriate Use by 401(k) Plan Participants,” by Sarah Holden, Jack VanDerhei, and Steven Bass (September 2021, .pdf format, 21p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access to full-text.
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August 26, 2021
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – August 26, 2021
“401(k) Retirement Plans: Many Participants Do Not Understand Fee Information, but DOL Could Take Additional Steps to Help Them,” (GAO-21-357, July 2021, .pdf format, 124p.).
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May 18, 2021
CAAR – Pew Charitable Trusts Issue Brief – May 18, 2021
“How Employees Handle Their Retirement Savings During Work Transitions,” (May 2021, .pdf and HTML format, 19p.).
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March 19, 2021
March 17, 2021
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Report – March 17, 2021
“The Status of American Families’ Accumulations in Individual Account Retirement Plans and Differences by Race/Ethnicity: An Analysis of the 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances,” by Craig Copeland (March 2021, .pdf format, 30p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing content.
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March 15, 2021
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – March 15, 2021
“Defined Contribution Plans: Federal Guidance Could Help Mitigate Cybersecurity Risks in 401(k) and Other Retirement Plans,” (GAO-21-25, February 2021, .pdf format, 44p.).
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February 23, 2021
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – February 23, 2021
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Do Required Minimum Distribution 401(k) Rules Matter, and For Whom? Insights from a Lifecycle Model,” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer & Olivia S. Mitchell (w28490, February 2021, .pdf format, 38p.).
B. “Does Private Equity Investment in Healthcare Benefit Patients? Evidence from Nursing Homes,” by Atul Gupta, Sabrina T. Howell, Constantine Yannelis & Abhinav Gupta (w28474, February 2021, .pdf format, 76p.).
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February 19, 2021
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – February 19, 2021
“Do Required Minimum Distribution 401(k) Rules Matter, and For Whom? Insights from a Lifecycle Model,” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2021-02, February 2021, .pdf format, 38p.). Note: A link to the abstract and the full-text of this paper is available at:
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January 11, 2021
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – January 11, 2021
“How Best to Annuitize Defined Contribution Assets?” by Alicia H. Munnell, Gal Wettstein and Wenliang Hou (IB No. 21-1, January 2021, .pdf and Excel format, 11p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/how-best-to-annuitize-defined-contribution-assets-2/
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October 19, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Briefs – October 19, 2020
A. “401(k)/IRA Holdings in 2019: An Update from the SCF,” by Alicia H. Munnell and Anqi Chen (IB No. 20-14, October 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 12p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/401k-ira-holdings-in-2019-an-update-from-the-scf/
B. “2020 Public Plan Investment Update and COVID-19 Market Volatility,” by Jean-Pierre Aubry (SLP No. 73, September 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 7p.).
crr.bc.edu/briefs/2020-public-plan-investment-update-and-covid-19-market-volatility/
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October 1, 2020
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – October 1, 2020
“What Does Consistent Participation in 401(k) Plans Generate? Changes in 401(k) Plan Account Balances, 2010–2018,” by Sarah Holden, Jack VanDerhei, and Steven Bass (September 2020, .pdf format, 19p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access at full-text.
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September 23, 2020
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – September 23, 2020
“EBRI IRA Database: IRA Balances, Contributions, Rollovers, Withdrawals, and Asset Allocation, 2017 Update,” by Craig Copeland (September 2020, .pdf format, 54p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing content.
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August 24, 2020
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – August 24, 2020
“Having Both a 401(k) Plan and an IRA: How Much Does This Change the Retirement Asset Picture?” by Craig Copeland (August 2020, .pdf format, 32p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing full-text.
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August 18, 2020
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – August 18, 2020
“IRA Withdrawal Patterns in Times of Crisis,” by Zahra Ebrahimi (August 2020, .pdf format, 18p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access to full-text.
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June 30, 2020
March 26, 2020
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – March 26, 2020
“Withdrawal Activity of Individuals Owning Both Traditional and Roth Individual Retirement Accounts,” by Craig Copeland (March 2020, .pdf format, 25p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration prior to providing access to content.
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March 24, 2020
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Issue Brief – March 24, 2020
“Auto-IRA Rollout Gradually Speeding Up,” by Anek Belbase, Laura D. Quinby and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher (IB No. 20-5, March 2020, .pdf and Excel format, 8p.).
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February 27, 2020
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Reports – February 27, 2020
A. “Individual Retirement Accounts: IRS Could Better Inform Taxpayers about and Detect Noncompliance Related to Unconventional Assets,” (GAO-20-210, January 2020, .pdf format, 40p.).
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-210
B. “Private Pensions: IRS and DOL Should Strengthen Oversight of Executive Retirement Plans,” (GAO-20-70, January 2020, .pdf format, 76p.).
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January 27, 2020
January 22, 2020
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – January 22, 2020
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Target Date Funds and Portfolio Choice in 401(k) Plans,” by Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen Utkus (w26684, January 2020, .pdf format, 32p.).
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January 13, 2020
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Papers – January 13, 2020
A. “How Cognitive Ability and Financial Literacy Shape the Demand for Financial Advice at Older Ages,” by Hugh Hoikwang Kim, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2020-02, January 2020, .pdf format, 28p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
repository.upenn.edu/prc_papers/574/
B. “Target Date Funds and Portfolio Choice in 401(k) Plans,” by Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Utkus (WP2020-03, January 2020, .pdf format, 33p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
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November 21, 2019
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – November 21, 2019
“Participation and Leakages in Oregon’s Auto-IRA,” by Laura D. Quinby, Wenliang, Hou Anek Belbase, and Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher (WP 2019-15, November 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 20p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
crr.bc.edu/working-papers/participation-and-leakages-in-oregons-auto-ira/
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November 12, 2019
CAAR – Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper – November 12, 2019
“Why Are 401(k)/IRA Balances Substantially Below Potential?” by Andrew G. Biggs, Alicia H. Munnell, and Anqi Chen (WP No. 2019-14, November 2019, .pdf and Excel format, 27p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
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CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – November 12, 2019
“Comparing Asset Allocation Before and After a Rollover From 401(k) Plans to Individual Retirement Accounts,” by Craig Copeland (November 2019, .pdf format, 23p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration to access content.
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November 1, 2019
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – November 1, 2019
“How Would 401(k) ‘Rothification’ Alter Saving, Retirement Security, and Inequality?” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP 2019-20, October 2019, .pdf format, 34p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
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October 28, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – October 28, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now,” by Vanya Horneff, Daniel Liebler, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (w26406, October 2019, .pdf format, 56p.).
B. “Spending Reductions in the Medicare Shared Savings Program: Selection or Savings?” by J. Michael McWilliams, Laura A. Hatfield, Bruce E. Landon, and Michael E. Chernew (w26403, October 2019, .pdf format, 60p.).
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October 21, 2019
CAAR – University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council Working Paper – October 21, 2019
“Implications of Money-Back Guarantees for Individual Retirement Accounts: Protection Then and Now,” by Vanya Horneff, Daniel Liebler, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (WP2019-19, October 2019, .pdf format, 56p.). Note: Links to the abstract and the full text of this paper available at:
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September 16, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers – September 16, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library.
A. “Retirement Policy and Annuity Market Equilibria: Evidence from Chile,” by Gastón Illanes and Manisha Padi (w26285, September 2019, .pdf format, 58p.).
B. “Work after Retirement: Worklife Transitions of Career Public Employees,” by Robert L. Clark, Robert G. Hammond, and Siyan Liu (w26272, September 2019, .pdf format, 34p.).
C. “Does Automatic Enrollment Increase Contributions to Supplement Retirement Programs by K-12 and University Employees?” by Robert L. Clark and Denis Pelletier (w26263, September 2019, .pdf format, 31p.).
D. “Primary Care Physician Practice Styles and Patient Care: Evidence from Physician Exits in Medicare,” by Itzik Fadlon and Jessica N. Van Parys (w26269, September 2019, .pdf format, 38p.).
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September 6, 2019
August 15, 2019
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – August 15, 2019
“The Impact of Auto Portability on Preserving Retirement Savings Currently Lost to 401(k) Cashout Leakage,” by Jack VanDerhei (August 2019, .pdf format, 24p.). Note: EBRI requires registration prior to providing access to full-text.
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August 5, 2019
CAAR – National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper – August 5, 2019
Links to an abstract are available. For full text availability check your organization’s library. “Tax-Sheltered Retirement Accounts: Can Financial Education Improve Decisions?” by M. Martin Boyer, Philippe d’Astous, and Pierre-Carl Michaud (w26128, August 2019, .pdf format, 50p.).
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July 29, 2019
CAAR – Brookings Institution Report – July 29, 2019
“Reducing regulatory obstacles to annuities in 401(k) plans,” by J. Mark Iwry, William G. Gale, David C. John, and Victoria Johnson (July 2019, .pdf format, 36p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/reducing-regulatory-obstacles-to-annuities-in-401k-plans/
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July 9, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – July 9, 2019
“Individual Retirement Accounts: Formalizing Labor’s and IRS’s Collaborative Efforts Could Strengthen Oversight of Prohibited Transactions,” (GAO-19-495, June 2019, .pdf format, 30p.).
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CAAR – Brooking Institution Report – July 9, 2019
“Automatic enrollment in 401(k) annuities: Boosting retiree lifetime income,” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (June 2019, .pdf format, 14p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/automatic-enrollment-in-401k-annuities-boosting-retiree-lifetime-income/
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June 27, 2019
CAAR – Brookings Institution Reports – June 27, 2019
A. “Using behavioral insights to increase annuitization rates: The role of framing and anchoring,” by Abigail Hurwitz (June 2019, .pdf format, 18p.).
B. “Automatic enrollment in 401(k) annuities: Boosting retiree lifetime income,” by Vanya Horneff, Raimond Maurer, and Olivia S. Mitchell (June 2019, .pdf format, 14p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/automatic-enrollment-in-401k-annuities-boosting-retiree-lifetime-income/
C. “Can annuities become a bigger contributor to retirement security?” by Martin Neil Baily and Benjamin H. Harris (June 2019, .pdf format, 20p.).
www.brookings.edu/research/can-annuities-become-a-bigger-contributor-to-retirement-security/
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May 30, 2019
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – May 30, 2019
“Current Population Survey: Checking in on the Retirement Plan Participation and Retiree Income Estimates,” by Cairg Copeland (May 2019, .pdf format, 19p.).
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March 21, 2019
CAAR – Employee Benefits Research Institute Issue Brief – March 21, 2019
“Individual Retirement Accounts: How Balances of Older Account Owners Change Over Time,” by Craig Copeland (March 2019, .pdf format, 31p.).
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February 19, 2019
CAAR – US Government Accountability Office Report – February 19, 2019
“Retirement Accounts: Federal Action Needed to Clarify Tax Treatment of Unclaimed 401(k) Plan Savings Transferred to States,” (GAO-19-88, January 2019, .pdf format, 59p.).
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February 14, 2019
CAAR – Employee Benefit Research Institute Issue Brief – February 14, 2018
“How Much Would It Take? Achieving Retirement Income Equivalency Between Final-Average-Pay Defined Benefit Plan Accruals and Automatic Enrollment 401(k) Plans in the Private Sector,” by Jack VanDerhei (February 2019, .pdf format, 22p.). Note: EBRI requires free registration in order to access content.
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