Julie Zissimopoulos

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Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. and M.A. in economics, University of California, Los Angeles; M.A. in international and public affairs, Columbia University; B.A. in political science and Spanish, Boston College

Overview

Biography

Julie M. Zissimopoulos is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and professor of economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She also directs the RAND Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on life-cycle behavior with regards to earnings, wealth, and marriage, and topics related to the economics of aging, including health and socioeconomic status, labor force behavior, and family transfers. Zissimopoulos received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Research Focus

Recent Projects

  • Intergenerational resource allocation
  • Self-employment of older workers
  • Financial incentives and retirement
  • Immigrant entrepreneurship
  • Marriage and economic status

Selected Publications

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Employment and Self-employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina," Demography, 47(2):345-356, 2010

Maestas, Nicole and Julie Zissimopoulos, "How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(1):139-60, 2010

Loughran, David and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women," Journal of Human Resources, 44(2):326-349, 2009

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance and Other Factors," Labour Economics, 14:269-295, 2007

Asch, Elizabeth, Steven Haider, and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Financial Incentives and Retirement: Evidence from Federal Civil Service Workers," Journal of Public Economics, 89(3):427-440, 2005

Goldman, Dana and J. Zissimopoulos, "Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures of Medicare Beneficiaries," Health Affairs, 22(3), 2003

Hurd, Michael, James P. Smith and Julie Zissimopoulos, "The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirement and Social Security Claiming," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 18, 2003

Zissimopoulos, Julie and James P. Smith "Unequal Giving: Monetary Gifts to Children Across Countries and over Time," in Robert Erikson, Markus Jantti and Timothy Smeeding, Intergenerational Mobility within and Across Nations, Russell Sage Foundation

Economics

Biography

Julie M. Zissimopoulos is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and professor of economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She also directs the RAND Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on life-cycle behavior with regards to earnings, wealth, and marriage, and topics related to the economics of aging, including health and socioeconomic status, labor force behavior, and family transfers. Zissimopoulos received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Recent Projects

  • Intergenerational resource allocation, self-employment of older workers
  • Financial incentives and retirement
  • Medical expenditures of the elderly
  • Relationship between marriage wealth and earnings

Selected Publications

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Employment and Self-employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina," Demography, 47(2):345-356, 2010

Journal of Economic Perspectives, "How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(1):139-60, 2010

Loughran, David and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women," Journal of Human Resources, 44(2):326-349, 2009

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance and Other Factors," Labour Economics, 14:269-295, 2007

Asch, Elizabeth, Steven Haider, and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Financial Incentives and Retirement: Evidence from Federal Civil Service Workers," Journal of Public Economics, 89(3):427-440, 2005

Goldman, Dana and J. Zissimopoulos, "Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures of Medicare Beneficiaries," Health Affairs, 22(3), 2003

Hurd, Michael, James P. Smith and Julie Zissimopoulos, "The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirement and Social Security Claiming," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 18, 2003

Zissimopoulos, Julie and James P. Smith "Unequal Giving: Monetary Gifts to Children Across Countries and over Time," in Robert Erikson, Markus Jantti and Timothy Smeeding, Intergenerational Mobility within and Across Nations, Russell Sage Foundation

Population & Aging

Biography

Julie M. Zissimopoulos is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation and professor of economics at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. She also directs the RAND Postdoctoral Training Program in the Study of Aging, which is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. Her research focuses on life-cycle behavior with regards to earnings, wealth, and marriage, and topics related to the economics of aging, including health and socioeconomic status, labor force behavior, and family transfers. Zissimopoulos received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Recent Projects

  • Intergenerational Financial Transfers
  • Marriage and Savings Over the Lifecycle
  • Self-employment at Older Ages

Selected Publications

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Employment and Self-employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina," Demography, 47(2):345-356, 2010

Maestas, Nicole and Julie Zissimopoulos, "How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging," Journal of Economic Perspectives, 24(1):139-60, 2010

Loughran, David and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women," Journal of Human Resources, 44(2):326-349, 2009

Zissimopoulos, Julie and Lynn Karoly, "Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance and Other Factors," Labour Economics, 14:269-295, 2007

Asch, Elizabeth, Steven Haider, and Julie Zissimopoulos, "Financial Incentives and Retirement: Evidence from Federal Civil Service Workers," Journal of Public Economics, 89(3):427-440, 2005

Goldman, Dana and J. Zissimopoulos, "Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenditures of Medicare Beneficiaries," Health Affairs, 22(3), 2003

Hurd, Michael, James P. Smith and Julie Zissimopoulos, "The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirement and Social Security Claiming.," Journal of Applied Econometrics, 18, 2003

Zissimopoulos, Julie and James P. Smith "Unequal Giving: Monetary Gifts to Children Across Countries and over Time," in Robert Erikson, Markus Jantti and Timothy Smeeding, Intergenerational Mobility within and Across Nations, Russell Sage Foundation

Publications

Harmonization of Cross-National Studies of Aging to the Health and Retirement Study: Financial Transfer - 2012

Intervivos Giving Over the Lifecycle - 2011

Employment and Self-Employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina - 2010

Gain and Loss: Marriage and Wealth Changes Over Time - 2010

How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging - 2010

Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom - 2010

Labor Market and Immigration Behavior of Middle-Aged and Elderly Mexicans - 2010

Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Self-Employment: The Case of Older Workers - 2010

RAND Review: Vol. 34, No. 2, Summer 2010 - 2010

Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More About Them - 2010

The Workforce and Economic Recovery: Effects of Hurricane Katrina - 2010

Unequal Giving: Monetary Gifts to Children Across Countries and Over Time - 2010

What Explains the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy? The Role of Household Decision-Making - 2010

How Longer Work Lives Ease the Crunch of Population Aging - 2009

Labor-force Dynamics at Older Ages: Movements Into Self-Employment for Workers and Nonworkers - 2009

The Effects of Workforce-Shaping Tools on Retirement: The Case of the Department of Defense Civil Service - 2009

Marital Histories and Economic Well-Being - 2008

Small Business Assistance Programs in the United States: An Analysis of What They Are, How Well They Perform, and How We Can Learn More about Them - 2008

Why Wait? : The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women - 2008

Commercial Wind Insurance in the Gulf States: Developments Since Hurricane Katrina and Challenges Moving Forward - 2007

Employment and Self-Employment in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina - 2007

The Effect of Retirement Incentives on Retirement Behavior: Evidence from the Self-Employed In the United States and England - 2007

Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors - 2007

Why Wait? The Effect of Marriage and Childbearing on the Wages of Men and Women - 2007

Work and Well-Being Among the Self-Employed at Older Ages - 2007

Using Stated Preferences Data to Analyze Preferences for Full and Partial Retirement - 2006

Are There Gains to Delaying Marriage? The Effect of Age at First Marriage on Career Development and Wages - 2004

Self-Employment Trends and Patterns Among Older U.S. Workers - 2004

Self-employment Among Older U.S. Workers - 2004

Transitions to Self-Employment at Older Ages: The Role of Wealth, Health, Health Insurance, and Other Factors - 2004

High Out-of-Pocket Health Care Spending By the Elderly - 2003

The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirements and Social Security Claiming - 2003

The Effects of Workforce-Shaping Incentives on Civil Service Retirements: Evidence from the Department of Defense - 2003

Resource Transfers to the Elderly: Do Adult Children Substitute Financial Transfers for Time Transfers? - 2001