Research Dialogue

Research Dialogue, published since 1984, presents in-depth analyses of research findings on both lifelong financial security and higher education issues. A technical publication, reports include methodology, data sources and implications of findings. Recent titles include:

  • Late Career Faculty Perceptions: Implications for Retirement Planning and Policymaking
  • The Reshaping of America’s Academic Workforce
  • Recruitment, Retention and Retirement: Compensation and Employment Policies For Higher Education

Recent Articles/Videos

Mar 2013
Issue #106
GASB 45 and the Florida Public School System: Impact, Implications, and Possible Solutions to the Unfunded Liability Problem

    Dr. Patty Born
    Florida State University

    Dr. Randy Dumm
    Florida State University

    Scott B. Clark, AAI
    Florida State University

Sep 2012
Issue #105
The Contingency Movement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Changing Employment Patterns in U.S. Higher Education

    James C. Hearn
    University of Georgia

    Mary C. Milan
    University of Georgia

    T. Austin Lacy
    Research for Action

Jun 2012
Issue #104
Lifecycle Portfolio Choice with Systematic Longevity Risk and Variable Investment-Linked Deferred Annuities

    Raimond Maurer
    Finance Department
    Goethe University

    Olivia S. Mitchell
    Wharton School
    University of Pennsylvania

    Ralph Rogalla
    Finance Department
    Goethe University

    Vasily Kartashov
    Finance Department
    Goethe University

Aug 2011
Issue # 103
Motivating Reluctant Retirees in Higher Education: Interviews with College Administrators and Senior Faculty

    Jean Foster
    Research Director
    Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc.

    Linda Naiditch
    Assistant Vice President
    Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc.

    Lisa Politzer
    Senior Research Associate
    Mathew Greenwald & Associates, Inc.

Jul 2011
Issue # 102
The Governance of University Endowments: Insights from a TIAA-CREF Institute Survey

    Jeffrey R. Brown
    University of Illinois, NBER and TIAA-CREF Institute

    Stephen Dimmock
    Nanyang Technological University

    Junk-Koo Kang
    Nanyang Technological University

    David Richardson
    TIAA-CREF Institute

    Scott Weisbenner
    University of Illinois and NBER

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