Policy Briefs Archive

Reforming Retiree Benefits: Recent Changes in the University of Pennsylvania's Retiree Medical Plan
Olivia S. Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania
Elenita Bader, University of Pennsylvania
Jack Heuer, University of Pennsylvania
May 2006


Faculty Careers and Flexible Employment
David W. Leslie, The College of William and Mary, and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
January 2006


Measuring Social Security's Financial Outlook Within an Aging Society
Jagadeesh Gokhale, CATO Institute
Kent Smetters, The Wharton School, NBER and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
November 2005


Options and Alternatives to Fund Retiree Health Care Expenditures
Paul Fronstin, EBRI and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
Paul Yakoboski, TIAA-CREF Institute
July 2005


Payouts In Individual Accounts Pose New Questions
Virginia Reno, National Academy of Social Insurance and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
May 2005


Social Security: Experts Discuss Funding Issues and Options
Mimi Lord, TIAA-CREF Institute
April 2005


Annuitization: What Individuals Say, What Individuals Do
Paul Yakoboski, TIAA-CREF Institute
March 2005


The 2004 Report of the Social Security Trustees: Social Security Shortfalls, Social Security Reform and Higher Education
Thomas R. Saving, TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow and Ph.D., Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center at Texas A&M University
September 2004


Medicare Financing: Outlook and Implications for Higher Education
John L. Palmer, TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow and University Professor at Syracuse University
September 2004


To Phase or Not to Phase: The Dynamics of Choosing Phased Retirement in Academe
David W. Leslie, The College of William and Mary and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
Natasha Janson, The College of William and Mary
September 2004