The TIAA Institute and the Wharton School’s Pension Research Council/Boettner Center at the University of Pennsylvania are partnering to fund innovative research that applies principles of behavioral economics to issues related to older Americans’ decision-making and retirement wellbeing. We are now accepting research proposals focused on this topic and plan to allocate a maximum of $100,000 in grant funds per selected proposal.  The proposal deadline is April 17. 

We are interested in innovative research proposals that support the Institute’s Behavioral Finance Initiative. Themes of interest in this area include:

• Retirement plan defaults for retirees
• The role of simple heuristics
• Guaranteed income defaults
• The role of deferred insurance products
• Estate and tax planning
• The role of advice
• Cognitive decline and financial capability
• The interaction of retirement drawdowns with Social Security and Medicare

Grant proposals are due Monday, April 17.  Please click here for grant proposal requirements https://www.tiaainstitute.org/about/grants.