New York Retirement & Disability Research Center
The New York Retirement and Disability Research Center brings together the CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, the Brookdale Center for Healthy Aging, and the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis to illuminate the multifaceted challenges facing older adults and people with disabilities, caused by the political economy, geographical divides, the changing workplace, and climate instability.
Research Topics
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Economic Security & Inequality
As disparities in income and wealth increase, so do unequal outcomes among older adults.
02
Work & Aging Disparities
Discrimination in the labor market and other opportunity structures cause long-lasting negative and cumulative impacts.
03
Healthcare Costs & Caregiving
Disparities in access to healthcare and social services reinforce and exacerbate social and economic disadvantages over people’s lifetimes.
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Climate & Aging Societies
Climate change, including extreme weather events, poses particularly dangerous challenges for aging adults.
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Health & Disability
Disabilities exacerbate socioeconomic and health disparities, creating retirement disadvantages for people with disabilities.
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Who Does Social Security Leave Behind?
While the Social Security system is the U.S.’s largest and most effective social welfare and antipoverty program, not everyone gets the benefits they need and have earned.
Latest Publications
Meet the Team
Our leadership team consists of three leading experts in the fields of social security, aging, retirement, and disability. Professor Na Yin; Professor Ruth Finkelstein; and Professor Teresa Ghilarducci.