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Susann RohwedderSanta Monica Office Associate Director, RAND Center for the Study of Aging; Economist Media AvailabilityThis researcher is available for interviews. Show Details » EducationPh.D. in economics, University College London |
Research Focus
Household spending; wealth; retirement; expectations; survey methods; saving adequacy; Social Security and pension policy
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Economic well-being at older ages
- Expectation formation about retirement resources and retirement planning
- Spending patterns of the older population
- International comparisons of saving and retirement behavior
- Measurement error in survey data
Selected Publications
Hurd, Michael D. und Susann Rohwedder, Trends in Pension Values among Workers Near Retirement, in Madrian, Mitchell und Soldo (eds) Transitioning to Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?, Oxford University Press, 2007
Susann Rohwedder et al., "Increases in Wealth Among the Elderly in the Early 1990s: How Much Is Due to Survey Design?", Review of Income and Wealth, 52(4), 2006
Rohwedder, Susann, Self-Assessed Retirement Outcomes: Determinants and Pathways, Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper No. 2006-141, 2006
Hurd, Michael D., and Susann Rohwedder, "Time-Use in the Older Population: Variation by Socio-economic Status and Health", Using Calendar and Diary Methodologies in Life Events Research (forthcoming), 2006
Orazio P. Attanasio and Susann Rohwedder, "Pension Wealth and Household Saving: Evidence from Pension Reforms in the United Kingdom", American Economic Review, 93(5), 2003
Banks, James and Susann Rohwedder, "Life-cycle saving patterns and pension arrangements in the UK", Research in Economics, 55 83-107, 2001
Michael D. Hurd et al., in D. Wise, ed., "The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement", Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2001
Research Focus
Economics of aging (in particular household consumption and saving, pensions, retirement, expectation formation); applied microeconomics; survey methods; Social Security and pension policy; saving adequacy
RAND Research Areas
Recent Projects
- Spending patterns of the older population
- Life-cycle saving and adequacy of retirement resources
- Expectation formation about retirement resources and retirement planning
- International comparisons of saving and retirement behavior
Selected Publications
Susan Rohwedder, Adeline Delavande, "Eliciting Subjective Probabilities in Internet Surveys", Public Opinion Quarterly, 72(5) 866-891, 2008
Susan Rohwedder, Michael D. Hurd, "Time-Use in the Older Population: Variation by Socio-economic Status and Health", Using Calendar and Diary Methodologies in Life Events Research, 301-324, 2008
Susan Rohwedder, Michael D. Hurd, Trends in Pension Values among Workers Near Retirement in Transitioning to Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare?, Oxford University Press, 2007
Susan Rohwedder, Steven J. Haider, Michael D. Hurd, "Increases in Wealth among the Elderly in the Early 1990s: How Much is Due to Survey Design?", Review of Income and Wealth, 52(4) 509-524, 2006
Susan Rohwedder, Self-Assessed Retirement Outcomes: Determinants and Pathways, Michigan Retirement Research Center Working Paper No. 2006-141, 2006
Susan Rohwedder, Arthur van Soest, The Impact of Misperceptions about Social Security on Saving and Well-Being, MRRC Working Paper No. 2006-118, 2006
Susan Rohwedder, Orazio Attanasio, "Pension Wealth and Household Saving: Evidence from Pension Reforms in the U.K.", American Economic Review, (Dec) 1499-1521, 2003
Susan Rohwedder, James Banks, "Life-cycle saving patterns and pension arrangements in the UK", Research in Economics, 55 83-107, 2001
Research Focus
Economics of aging (in particular, household consumption and saving behavior, adequacy of retirement resources, expectation formation), survey methods
Recent Projects
- Economic well-being at older ages
- Economic preparation for retirement
Previous Positions
Research Scholar, Institute for Fiscal Studies, LondonSelected Publications
"Trends in Pension Values Among Workers Near Retirement," Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder, in Brigitte Madrian et al., eds., Redefining Retirement: How Will Boomers Fare? Oxford University Press, forthcoming
"Time-Use in the Older Population: Variation by Socio-economic Status and Health," Michael D. Hurd and Susann Rohwedder, in R.F. Belli et al., eds., Using Calendar and Diary Methodologies in Life Events Research, Sage Publications, forthcoming
"The Effect of Large Capital Gains or Losses on Retirement," Michael D. Hurd et al., in D. Wise, ed., Developments in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming
"Increases in Wealth Among the Elderly in the Early 1990s: How Much Is Due to Survey Design?" Susann Rohwedder et al., Review of Income and Wealth, Vol. 52, No. 4, Dec 2006
"Pension Wealth and Household Saving: Evidence from Pension Reforms in the United Kingdom," Orazio P. Attanasio and Susann Rohwedder, American Economic Review, Vol. 93, No. 5, Dec 2003
Languages
German, FrenchTo arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.





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