Behavioral Dimensions of Retirement Economics

Deciding when and how to retire are among the most important decisions most people make. This volume by analysts trained in economics and other disciplines suggests that retirement planning and decisions fall far short of the rational ideal.

Henry J. Aaron: Brookings Institution Robert L. Axtell: Brookings Institution B. Douglas Bernheim: Stanford University Gary Burtless: Brookings Institution Peter Diamond: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Joshua M. Epstein: Brookings Institution David Fetherstonhaugh: Stanford University William G. Gale: Brookings Institution Robert E. Hall: Stanford University Daniel Kahneman: Princeton University George Loewenstein: Carnegie Mellon University Shelly Lundberg: University of Washington Annamaria Lusardi: Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies University of Chicago Ted O'Donoghue: Cornell University Drazen Prelec: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matthew Rabin: University of California, Berkeley Lee Ross: Stanford University Roberto Weber: California Institute of Technology