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2010

Increased Longevity and the Annuity Solution: How Retirement Policy Reforms Can Reduce Longevity Risk

Christopher S. Spence
Senior Policy Analyst
TIAA-CREF Government Relations

David P. Richardson
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute


May 2010

Retirees, Annuitization and Defined Contribution Plans

Paul J. Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute
April 2010

How TIAA-CREF Funded Plans Differ from a Typical 401(k) Plan

John H. Biggs
Executive-in-Residence and Adjunct Professor of Finance
New York University
Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, TIAA-CREF
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
February 2010

Are Plan Administrators Prepared to Meet the New Regulatory Requirements?

David P. Richardson, Ph.D.
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute

Paul J. Gallagher
TIAA-CREF


February 2010

2009

Perspectives on Retirement System Reform for the 21st Century

Jeffrey Brown
University of Illinois
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow

Karen Ferguson
Pension Rights Center

Alicia H. Munnell
Boston College
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow

David Richardson
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute

Paul Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute


December 2009

A Risk-Managed Approach to Designing Hospital Pensions for the 21st Century

Roderick B. Crane
Institutional Client Services, TIAA-CREF

Michael Heller
Actuarial Consulting Services, TIAA-CREF

Paul J. Yakoboski
TIAA-CREF Institute


October 2009

Managing Risks In A Market Meltdown

Paul J. Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute
June 2009

Managing Retirement in Higher Education

Paul J. Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute
April 2009

2008

Framing, Reference Points, and Preferences for Life Annuities

Jeffrey R. Brown
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
NBER
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow

Jeffrey R. Kling
The Brookings Institution
NBER

Sendhil Mullainathan
Harvard University
NBER

Garth R. Wiens
Harvard University

Marian V. Wrobel
Harvard University
November 2008

Engaging New Hires to Invest in Their Financial Security

Paul J. Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute
October 2008

Best-Practice Benchmarks for Public-Sector Core Defined Contribution Plans

Roderick B. Crane
Director, Institutional Client Relations,
Public-Sector Market
TIAA-CREF

Michael Heller
Vice President, Actuarial Consulting Services
TIAA-CREF

Paul J. Yakoboski
Principal Research Fellow
TIAA-CREF Institute
July 2008

A Paycheck for Life: The Role of Annuities in Your Retirement Portfolio

Jeffrey R. Brown
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NBER
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
July 2008

New Ways to Make People Save: The Dartmouth Project

Annamaria Lusardi
Dartmouth College
Harvard Business School
TIAA-CREF Institute

Punam Keller
Professor of Marketing
Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College

Adam Keller
Vice President for Finance and Administration
Dartmouth College
June 2008

Framing Effects in Retirement Savings

David Card
Department of Economics
University of California, Berkeley
National Bureau of Economic Research
Michael R. Ransom
Department of Economics
Brigham Young University
June 2008

Pension Plan Characteristics and Framing Effects in Employee Savings Behavior

David Card
Department of Economics
University of California, Berkeley
and National Bureau of Economic Research

Michael R Ransom
Department of Economics
Brigham Young University
May 2008

The Effects of Choice Proliferation on Retirement Savings Behavior

Sheena S. Iyengar
Professor of Management
Columbia University, Graduate School of Business
TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
May 2008

Defined Contribution Pension Plans in the Public Sector: A Best Practice Benchmark Analysis

Roderick B. Crane, J.D.
TIAA-CREF
Michael Heller FSA, MAAA, EA
TIAA-CREF
Paul Yakoboski, Ph.D.
TIAA-CREF Institute
April 2008

The 5% Guaranteed Minimum Withdrawal Benefit: Paying Something for Nothing?

Benny Goodman
TIAA-CREF
Seth Tanenbaum
TIAA-CREF
April 2008

2007

Designing Public-Sector Pensions for the 21st Century

Roderick B. Crane, J.D.
Director, Institutional Client Relations, Public Sector Market, TIAA-CREF
Michael Heller FSA, MAAA, EA
Vice President, Actuarial Consulting Services, TIAA-CREF
Paul Yakoboski, Ph.D.
Principal Research Fellow, TIAA-CREF Institute
May 2007

Survey of Changes in Faculty Retirement Policies 2007

Valerie Martin Conley, Ohio University and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
May 2007

2006

The Retiree Health Care Challenge

Prepared by Hewitt Associates
November 2006

Research Summary - The Employer Match and Participant Behavior

July 2006

Research Summary - Plan Investment Options and Participant Behavior

July 2006

Capitalizing on Inertia: Automation Boosts Retirement Savings

Mimi Lord, TIAA-CREF Institute
June 2006

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

The Expanding "Roth" Retirement Account

Alicia Waltenberger, TIAA-CREF
Douglas Rothermich, TIAA-CREF
William Reichenstein, Baylor University and TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
March 2006

2005

2005 Faculty Retirement Confidence Survey

November 2005

Recruitment, Retention and Retirement in Higher Education - Building and Managing The Faculty of the Future

Conference Volume: TIAA-CREF Institute Series on Higher Education
Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005
Edited by Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University and Jennifer Ma, TIAA-CREF Institute
November 2005

Enhancing Retirement Savings Outcomes in Employer Sponsored Savings Plans : Part 1 - Increasing Participation

Brigitte Madrian, University of Pennsylvania and National Bureau of Economic Research; TIAA-CREF Institute Fellow
October 2005

Late Career Faculty Perceptions: Implications for Retirement Planning and Policymaking

Jerry Berberet, Associated New American Colleges
Carole J. Bland, University of Minnesota
Betsy E. Brown, University of North Carolina
Kelly R. Risbey, University of Minnesota
June 2005

Phased Retirement: Often a Win-Win Situation

Mimi Lord, TIAA-CREF Institute
June 2005

2004

Recruitment, Retention, and Retirement: Compensation and Employment Policies For Higher Education

Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University
Madeleine d'Ambrosio, TIAA-CREF Institute
December 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

Changing Faculty Demographics and the Need for New Policies

Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University
April 2004

Impact of Retiree Health Plans on Faculty Retirement Decisions

John Rust, University of Maryland
April 2004

Institutional Factors and the Future of Retiree Health Plans

Sylvester J. Schieber, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
April 2004

Faculty Retirement Incentives by Colleges and Universities

John H. Pencavel, Stanford University
April 2004

The Value of Phased Retirement

Steven G. Allen, North Carolina State University
April 2004

2003

Understanding The Impact of Employer Matching on 401(k) Saving

Gary V. Engelhardt, Syracuse University
Anil Kumar, Syracuse University
June 2003

2002

The Influence of Pensions on Behavior: How Much Do We Really Know?

Alan L. Gustman, Dartmouth College
Thomas L. Steinmeier, Texas Tech University
April 2002

2001

Faculty Retirement Policies after the End of Mandatory Retirement

Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Cornell University
Michael J. Rizzo, Cornell University
October 2001

1999

The Retirement Patterns and Annuitization Decisions of a Cohort of TIAA-CREF Participants

John Ameriks, TIAA-CREF Institute
October 1999

1998

To Retire or Not? Examining Life after the End of Mandatory Retirement in Higher Education

Robert L. Clark, North Carolina State University and P. Brett Hammond, TIAA-CREF
December 1998

Distributions from Retirement Plans: Minimum Requirements, Current Options, and Future Directions

Mark J. Warshawsky, TIAA-CREF Institute
September 1998

1997

Faculty Pension Choices in a Public Institution: Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans

Robert L. Clark, Professor, College of Management; Loretta Harper, Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources; and M. Melinda Pitts, Ph.D. candidate, Department of Economics, all of North Carolina State University
March 1997

1996

Pension and Health Benefits for Workers in Higher Education

Mark J. Warshawsky, Manager of Pension and Economic Research, and John Ameriks, Research Associate, TIAA-CREF
December 1996