Olivia S. Mitchell

Japan's population crisis reaches #tipping point | FT Film ft.com/video/f72270d4… via @FT

Retirement security Improved by allocating a portion of DC plan assets into a 'pretty good' annuity. Thanks for the head's upon our research! planadviser.com/retirement-sec…

🎥 Now Posted: Amal Abou Rafeh opened our conference with a compelling presentation on the work of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. ▶️ Listen to her insights on our YouTube channel: bit.ly/4kVdvxo

Open call for applications, PhD Student Workshop on Climate Finance. Conference to be held in Cambridge, MA on October 9, 2025. Submit applications by 11:59pm EDT on August 7, 2025. More information: nber.org/calls-papers-a…

🎧 The latest episode of Value Investing with Legends featuring @CliffordAsness (co-founder of AQR Capital Management) is truly exceptional; one of the best podcast episodes I’ve ever listened to: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cli… Let me first share why I always listen to this podcast…

Longer lifetimes are great, but living healthier longer is better. Exploring how to extend healthspans through medicine, business, and policy, from Stephen P. Utkus and @OS_Mitchell nber.org/papers/w33992

New research highlighted in the NBER Reporter by @Wharton @OS_Mitchell and co-author Abigail Hurwitz reveals the #behavioral and #financial forces driving #financialadvisors’ #annuity recommendations,

Team Scientist podcast roundup: @ZekeEmanuel on @planetmoney n.pr/4kEt4cR @OS_Mitchell on @whartonknows whr.tn/3IPmhzu @ethan_kross on @HiddenBrain bit.ly/3IvqgBq

Understanding #debt among the older population now freely downloadable from the Journal of #PensionEconomics #Finance bit.ly/4kIlOwh

🎙️ Introducing This Week in Business! 🎙️ Keep up with the latest news impacting the business world through our weekly podcast, featuring interviews with @Wharton experts. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new episodes on Wednesdays & Fridays: whr.tn/twib

Defaulting #401(k) Plan Assets into a deferred #annuity would boost #Retirement #Income plansponsor.com/defaulting-som…

New @nberpubs working paper from our colleague Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa), joint with Phillip Levine. "Why is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?" NBER working paper 33989. Check it out: nber.org/papers/w33989

Great writeup on our recent @Wharton Sympoisum on "The Future of Healthy Aging and Retirement." Thanks Knowledge at @Wharton! knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-fu…

Delighted that my paper on how to default a portion of #401(k) assets into 'pretty good' #annuities, with Raimond Maurer and Vanya Horneff, highlighted this week in the @NBER Reporter! nber.org/papers/w33915

Growing the #federaldebt " shifts wealth from young to old" reuters.com/markets/wealth…

Nice piece on our most recent @Wharton Symposium on the Future of Healthy #Aging and #Retirement. An excellent volume coming soon on our findings and takeaways. knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/the-fu…

Many retirees face a “decumulation dilemma,” or how to turn #savings into #retirement income. Despite new tools, plan sponsors remain cautious. Wharton’s @OS_Mitchell, a #retirement expert, explains what’s holding them back.

But why?! This is mind-blowing to me. How can gender differences in math emerge already 4 months after enrolling in school? What are schools/teachers/parents doing wrong?

Some tasks are painful to do. But some are fulfilling and fun. How do they line up with the tasks that AI agents are set to automate? Not that well, based on our new paper "Future of Work with AI Agents: Auditing Automation and Augmentation Potential across the U.S. Workforce"…

New research from Team Scientist @OS_Mitchell shows that adults’ financial literacy tends to decline with age, regardless of their education level. Read more in this @whartonknows article: whr.tn/42AF4Fl