Alicia Haydock Munnell
Encyclopedia
Alicia H. Munnell is the Peter F. Drucker Professor of Management Sciences at Boston College's Carroll School of Management
. She also serves as the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
. Munnell is a leading authority on retirement income policy, including Social Security
, employer-sponsored pensions, and labor force activity among older workers.
, and her Ph.D. from Harvard University
.
Munnell spent 20 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
(1973–1993), where she became senior vice president and director of research in 1984.
From 1993-1995, she was the assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy. She then became a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers
from 1995-1997. Munnell joined the Boston College faculty in 1997 and founded the Center for Retirement Research in 1998.
She has published many articles, authored numerous books, and edited several volumes on tax policy, Social Security
, public and private pensions, and productivity.
Alicia Munnell was co-founder and first president of the National Academy of Social Insurance and is currently a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, Institute of Medicine, and the Pension Research Council at Wharton
.
In 2007, she was awarded the International INA Prize for Insurance Sciences by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome. In 2009, she received the Robert M. Ball Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Insurance from the National Academy of Social Insurance.
, the National Bureau of Economic Research
, and the Pension Rights Center.
Carroll School of Management
Established in 1938, The Wallace E. Carroll School of Management, or "CSOM", as it is colloquially known, is the business school of Boston College, in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, United States....
. She also serves as the director of the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. Munnell is a leading authority on retirement income policy, including Social Security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
, employer-sponsored pensions, and labor force activity among older workers.
Career
Alicia H. Munnell earned her B.A. from Wellesley College, an M.A. from Boston UniversityBoston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
, and her Ph.D. from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
Munnell spent 20 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, commonly known as the Boston Fed, is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers most of Connecticut , Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Boston,...
(1973–1993), where she became senior vice president and director of research in 1984.
From 1993-1995, she was the assistant secretary of the Treasury for economic policy. She then became a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers
Council of Economic Advisers
The Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
from 1995-1997. Munnell joined the Boston College faculty in 1997 and founded the Center for Retirement Research in 1998.
She has published many articles, authored numerous books, and edited several volumes on tax policy, Social Security
Social security
Social security is primarily a social insurance program providing social protection or protection against socially recognized conditions, including poverty, old age, disability, unemployment and others. Social security may refer to:...
, public and private pensions, and productivity.
Alicia Munnell was co-founder and first president of the National Academy of Social Insurance and is currently a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, Institute of Medicine, and the Pension Research Council at Wharton
Wharton
-Academic institutions:*Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania*Wharton Center for Performing Arts, at Michigan State University-Places:*Wharton, Cheshire, England*Wharton, Cumbria, England*Wharton, New Jersey*Wharton, Ohio*Wharton, Texas...
.
In 2007, she was awarded the International INA Prize for Insurance Sciences by the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome. In 2009, she received the Robert M. Ball Award for Outstanding Achievements in Social Insurance from the National Academy of Social Insurance.
Boards
Munnell is a member of the board of The Century FoundationThe Century Foundation
The Century Foundation is an US progressive think tank. It was founded as a nonprofit public policy research institution on the belief that the prosperity and security of the United States depends on a mix of effective government, open democracy, and free markets. The Foundation is headquartered...
, the National Bureau of Economic Research
National Bureau of Economic Research
The National Bureau of Economic Research is an American private nonprofit research organization "committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community." The NBER is well known for providing start and end...
, and the Pension Rights Center.
Selected Publications
- Munnell, Alicia H. and Steven A. Sass. (2008). Working Longer: The Solution to the Retirement Income Challenge. Brookings Institution Press.
- Munnell, Alicia H., Gordon Clark and Michael Orszag. (2006). Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income. Oxford University Press.
- Munnell, Alicia H. and Steven A. Sass (2006). Social Security and the Stock Market: How the Pursuit of Market Magic Shapes the System. W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. pp. 171.
- Munnell, Alicia H. and Annika Sundén. (2004). Coming Up Short: The Challenge of 401(k) Plans. Brookings Institution Press.
- Munnell, Alicia H. and Annika Sundén. (2003). Death and Dollars: The Role of Gifts and Bequests in America. Brookings Institution Press.
- Munnell, Alicia H., R. Douglas Arnold, and Michael Graetz. (1998). Framing the Social Security Debate: Values, Politics and Economics. Brookings Institution press.
- Munnell, Alicia H. and Zvi Bodie. (1992). Pensions and the Economy. University of Pennsylvania Press for the Pension Research Council.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1991). Is There a Shortfall in Public Capital Investment?. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Conference Series 34.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1991). Retirement and Public Policy. Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference of the National Academy of Social Insurance, Kendall Hunt Publishing.
- Munnell, Alicia H. with Lynne E. Browne and others. (1990). Massachusetts in the 1990s: The Role of State Government. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Report 72.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1987). Lessons from the Income Maintenance Experiments. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Conference Series 30.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1982). The Economics of Private Pensions. Brookings Institution Press. pp. 159.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1979). Pensions for Public Employees. National Planning Association.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1977). The Future of Social Security. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1975). Options for Fiscal Structure Reform in Massachusetts. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Report 57.
- Munnell, Alicia H. (1974). The Impact of Social Security on Personal Saving. Ballinger Publishing Co.