Richard W. Johnson is a labor economist and senior fellow in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he directs the program on retirement policy. He writes and speaks frequently about income and health security at older ages. He is an expert on older Americans’ employment and retirement decisions and has authored or co-authored more than 200 journal articles, book chapters, and research reports and testified before Congress and federal commissions. Recent studies have examined job loss at older ages, occupational change after age 50, work incentives created by state and local government pension plans, and employment prospects for older African Americans, Hispanics, and people with limited education. He has also written extensively about government pensions, retirement preparedness, and long-term services and supports. He received an A.B. from Princeton University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, both in economics.
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