Alternative Measures of Replacement Rates

TitleAlternative Measures of Replacement Rates
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsHurd, MD, Rohwedder, S
Series TitleMichigan Retirement Research Center Research Project
Document NumberUM06-03
InstitutionMichigan Retirement Research Center, University of Michigan
CityAnn Arbor, MI
Call Numbernewpubs20070125_MRRCwp132
KeywordsConsumption and Savings, Income
Abstract

This study finds that on average those just past the usual retirement age are adequately prepared for retirement in that they will be able to follow a path of consumption that begins at their current level of consumption and then follows an age-pattern similar to that of current retirees. That pattern is similar to what would be found from a theoretically derived and estimated life-cycle model. Thus we do not find inadequate preparation for retirement on average or even at the median. This is not true, however, for all groups in the population. In particular, singles lacking a high school education are likely to be forced to reduce consumption: some 62 would have died with negative wealth had they followed the consumption path given by our data. Future research will show the extent to which this percentage is over-estimated because we did not account for differential mortality.

URLhttps://mrdrc.isr.umich.edu/projects/alternative-measures-of-replacement-rates/
Endnote Keywords

Consumption/retirement adequacy

Endnote ID

17150

Citation Key5671