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Teresa Ghilarducci

(1957) Economist

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Teresa Ghilarducci is an economist.

Quick Facts About Teresa Ghilarducci

Born: July 22, 1957
Profession: Economist

About Teresa Ghilarducci

[Wikidata] American economist... | [Wikipedia] Teresa Ghilarducci is an American scholar on labor economics. She has advocated for government to extend occupational retirement plan coverage to all workers. She published Rescuing Retirement in 2018; the book makes the case for a Guaranteed Retirement Account that would supplement Social Security.

Quotes by Teresa Ghilarducci

We're finding that very well-educated people, people who have done everything right, are behind, really behind. And they are hoping they can…

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My research shows that uncertainty about your income at older ages causes more depression, causes more anxiety, which could lead to more…

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Age

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“Paying off a loan is always your best investment. No matter what the interest rate is, when you pay it off you…

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Credit card

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Over half of people who are working now and over 50 have nothing for retirement savings. They will only have Social Security…

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Over 50

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We live in a culture where it's just delicious to shame and blame. We have what I call sometimes a "smugtocracy."

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Blame

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And our conception that the way we can mitigate the fact that people don't have retirement savings can be more work, or…

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False hope

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“Say you owe $7,000 on a credit card. You’re paying 18 percent interest and making the minimum monthly payment of $280. If…

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Credit card

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