
Olivia S. Mitchell
@os_mitchell
@Wharton Prof, @PensionResearch Director. Writes on #pensions, #insurance, #RiskManagement, #FinancialLiteracy, #finance. #Scuba diver. Views my own.
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Financial skills slip as we age - learn to stay sharp! marketwatch.com/story/financia… via MarketWatch

🚨On 4/30 at 12 pm I'm co-hosting a 1 hour ZOOM seminar YOU CAN ATTEND🚨 featuring one of the academics I admire most: Harvard University economist, Raj Chetty 🤩 Join me and Kevin Volpp to learn about Raj's latest research on inequality and ask Q's. Sign up: tinyurl.com/chetty430


Only 48% of American adults can correctly answer the “Big Three” financial literacy questions, developed by The Wharton School's Olivia S. Mitchell & Stanford Graduate School of Business's Annamaria Lusardi. Take the quiz here, and read Mitchell's tips for teaching youth about personal finances: whr.tn/4js9b8C




My new study with Abigail Hurwitz, "Financial #regret at older ages and #longevityawareness", has been published! Free access here: doi.org/10.1111/jori.7… #publishedarticle Wiley in research

Really enjoyed attending PRC's 2025 symposium last week; I was honored to have joint work (with Anita Mukherjee and Hessam Bavafa) on the program. Most importantly, though, I have this photo with Olivia S. Mitchell, my academic idol, and Anita Mukherjee!


Olivia S. Mitchell Cato Institute Muchas gracias Olivia. También tengo los mejores recuerdos de ti y de esos años como Teaching Fellow de la Universidad de Harvard. Tener alumnas excepcionales como tú es el mejor “premio” para un profesor. Felicitaciones por tu trabajo en el Pension Research Council de Wharton.

Most investors are ambiguity averse, preferring to make decisions based on known rather than uncertain probabilities. The Wharton School's Olivia S. Mitchell and others found that perceiving less ambiguity about an asset’s returns made people more likely to invest in it: whr.tn/4jGTYRu




Many older Americans wish they’d saved more or waited longer to retire. A new study by Olivia S. Mitchell shows that learning about your longevity can deepen those regrets—and highlight the need for better retirement planning. Read more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo…


Not only did a #retirement account rollover get sent by PAPER CHECK to my new employer; it took 2 weeks to send it! Let's change this dangerous and wasteful practice. Participant Loses $114,000 in #401(k) #Rollover 401kspecialistmag.com/participant-lo… via 401k Specialist Magazine