Retirement / Elderly

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Barbara Butrica, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Social Security, retirement income and assets; private pensions; economic well being of baby boom generation.

Melissa Favreault, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Retirement and aging; Social Security, Supplemental Security Income; Dynamic microsimulation models; mortality and morbidity; income and wealth distribution.

Rich Johnson, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Retirement and aging; work at older ages; pensions; long-term care; retiree health insurance.

Rudolph Penner, institute fellow.

Areas of expertise: Social Security; tax treatment of elderly; budget policies and process; general tax policy issues.

Karen Smith, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Economic well-being of the elderly; Social Security, pensions; dynamic microsimulation models.

Brenda Spillman, Health Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Aging; disability and long-term care.

Eric Toder, institute fellow.

Areas of expertise: Retirement policy; tax policy and administration; compliance costs; tax gap; tax reform; general tax policy issues.

Timothy Waidmann, Health Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Aging.; disability and long-term care; racial and ethnic disparities.

Sheila Zedlewski, director, Income & Benefits Policy Center.

Areas of expertise: Engagement of older adults; savings for retirement, poverty; work support programs; welfare reform; food stamp policy; state spending for low-income populations.