The Center for Retirement Research at Boston College has announced the application process for the 2010 Steven H. Sandell Grant Program. Junior scholars within the first ten years of their academic career and tenured scholars entering a new field are encouraged to submit a proposal. Graduate students will be interested in the 2010 Dissertation Fellowship Program.
Topics in the October 2009 MRRC newsletter include a summary of the August Retirement Research Conference with photos, how elderly Americans are faring in the recession, compassionate allowances disability hearings by Social Security, and a listing of MRRC's new research projects.
The annual meeting of the Retirement Research Consortium was held at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on August 10-11, 2009. Conference papers have been posted at http://www.nber.org/2009rrc/.
The MRRC exhibits at professional conferences throughout the year. See details on our events page.
Read about the Origins of the Retirement Research Consortium (RRC) here.
The University of Michigan Retirement Research Center is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Social Security Administration as part of its Retirement Research Consortium.