RELAB POLICY NOTE | A brief analysis of the 2022 round of the Survey of Consumer Finance indicates that the middle 70% of households by income that are aged 50-65 have a median retirement account savings of $86,000, while also having a median debt of $89,700. 

RELAB POLICY NOTE | How are older debtors and their retirement savings impacted by student loans? Our analysis of the data shows that millions of older workers in the U.S. have significant student debt that may hinder their ability to retire comfortably.

RELAB POLICY NOTE | What do surveys say about how Americans feel about their ability to retire? Our analysis shows Americans hold a wide range of anxiety about their retirement futures

RELAB POLICY NOTE | Why does the United States’ pension system perform poorly compared with systems in other countries?

RELAB WORKING PAPER | This essay surveys global pension developments and intellectual basis for pension reform in the last 40 years.