HRS in the News

Since the study began in 1990, the Health and Retirement Study and the research it generated have been featured in a wide body of news coverage.

Jobs for the Heartland: Place-Based Policies in 21st Century America
NBER Working Paper Series, May 8, 2018
Tail and Center Rounding of Probabilistic Expectations in the Health and Retirement Study
NBER Working Paper Series, May 3, 2018
Exploring the Rise of Mortgage Borrowing among Older Americans
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper Series, May 3, 2018
The myth of outliving your retirement savings
Reuters, May 2, 2018
Retirees can be too frugal with their spending
CBS Moneywatch, April 27, 2018
Volunteering 2 hours a week can help ease loneliness, study finds
TODAY, April 24, 2018
Research Finds Volunteering Can Be Good for Your Health
The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2018
Losing a spouse late in life linked to cognitive decline
Reuters, April 20, 2018
Cliches about only being as old as you feel are starting to have scientific backing
The Washington Post, April 14, 2018
Informal caregiving costs for CVD projected to double by 2035
Healio, April 9, 2018
Why Women Should Keep Working After Their Husbands Retire
The Wall Street Journal, April 3, 2018
The grave health consequences of a personal financial catastrophe
The Washington Post, April 3, 2018
Many Americans Try Retirement, Then Change Their Minds
The New York Times, March 30, 2018
How Much Do Retirees Really Depend on Social Security? Far Less Than You'd Think.
#RetireWell, March 28, 2018
The Return to Work and Women’s Employment Decisions
NBER Working Paper Series, March 27, 2018
Are retirees spending too little?
#RetireWell, March 26, 2018
Yes, it's true: Older people depend on Social Security
Marketwatch, March 26, 2018
The suddenly hot job market for workers over 50
CNBC, March 20, 2018
2018 Alzheimer's Disease Facts & Figures
Alzheimer's Association, March 20, 2018
Spotting Alzheimer’s Early Could Save America $7.9 Trillion
Bloomberg, March 20, 2018