Monique Morrissey

Economist

Areas of expertise
Labor markets • Retirement security • Executive compensation • Unions and collective bargaining • Financial markets

Biography
Monique Morrissey joined the Economic Policy Institute in 2006. She previously worked at the AFL-CIO Office of Investment and the Financial Markets Center. Her areas of interest include retirement security, executive compensation, the Federal Reserve, and financial markets.

Education
Ph.D. Economics, American University
B.A. Political Science and History, Swarthmore College

Publications by Monique Morrissey

Blog

April 18, 2013 | Kids vs. seniors: an Urban myth
April 12, 2013 | Will the birthday bump prevent an increase in senior poverty from the chained CPI?
April 5, 2013 | Unshackle
Feb. 19, 2013 | Strengthening Social Security for all
Feb. 15, 2013 | Regular people are smarter than pundits, at least when it comes to Social Security
Jan. 25, 2013 | Louisiana retirement plan ruled unconstitutional
Jan. 16, 2013 | AARP comes out against COLA cut
Jan. 11, 2013 | Private-sector pension coverage fell by half over two decades
Dec. 21, 2012 | Impact of proposed Social Security cut on blacks and Hispanics, take 2
Dec. 18, 2012 | The unkindest cut
Sept. 28, 2012 | Another right-wing attack on public workers
Sept. 26, 2012 | Social Security, Medicare and life expectancy
Sept. 25, 2012 | Retirement proposals a big step forward
Sept. 5, 2012 | Seniors spend almost three times more on out-of-pocket health costs
Aug. 30, 2012 | How much will the Ryan Medicare voucher cost you?
Aug. 3, 2012 | Keep your government hands on my Medicare!
July 16, 2012 | Wages and Social Security
June 29, 2012 | A Solow system
June 15, 2012 | New Fed data shows families falling even farther behind in retirement saving
May 21, 2012 | What happens if you tighten your belt …
May 17, 2012 | Social Security advocates go on the offensive
May 9, 2012 | Andrew Biggs is at it again
May 7, 2012 | What we should talk about when we talk about Social Security
April 26, 2012 | The Social Security trustees report—now what?
April 23, 2012 | The 2012 Social Security trustees report in a nutshell
April 16, 2012 | Tax breaks for saving
Jan. 31, 2012 | Are federal workers overpaid?
Dec. 23, 2011 | Thanks, grandma!
Dec. 21, 2011 | Top 10 lies about Social Security (from those who just want to dismantle government)
Dec. 9, 2011 | Seniors are STILL worse off than working-age adults
Dec. 2, 2011 | Public pension scourge is at it again
Nov. 23, 2011 | Garbage in, garbage out at Heritage and AEI?
Nov. 15, 2011 | The invisible sex
Nov. 9, 2011 | Social Security and the federal deficit (part 2)
Nov. 2, 2011 | Social Security and the federal deficit (Part 1)
Oct. 17, 2011 | Who’s middle class? It depends…
Oct. 5, 2011 | American Enterprise Institute authors say Social Security and pensions are a bargain
Oct. 3, 2011 | Poll shows support for increasing Social Security benefits
Sept. 20, 2011 | Don’t depend on the kindness of corporations
Sept. 16, 2011 | Fixing upside-down tax breaks should be a no-brainer, but…
Sept. 15, 2011 | Greedy geezers?

Report

Dec. 12, 2012 | New Louisiana retirement plan is bad for workers and taxpayers: Cash balance plan increases retirement insecurity without offering any savings
Sept. 13, 2012 | California retirement plan could serve as a national model
May 30, 2012 | Can workers offset Social Security cuts by working longer?
Feb. 9, 2012 | Do public school teachers really receive lavish benefits?: Richwine and Biggs’ recent report doesn’t make the grade
Nov. 9, 2011 | The myth of early retirement
April 14, 2011 | Discounting public pensions: Reports of trillions in shortfalls ignore expected returns on assets
Jan. 26, 2011 | Beyond ‘normal’: Raising the retirement age is the wrong approach for Social Security
Dec. 2, 2010 | A plan to bury Social Security, not to strengthen it
Aug. 6, 2010 | Social Security and the Federal Deficit: Not cause and effect
April 14, 2010 | Social Security and the federal budget
Sept. 4, 2009 | Making mountains out of molehills: Do teacher pensions create “peculiar incentives” for retirement?
June 26, 2009 | Obama Retirement Plan Falls Short
May 14, 2009 | Medicare Privatization: A Cautionary Tale
May 5, 2009 | Working the graveyard shift: Why raising the Social Security retirement age is not the answer
Aug. 22, 2008 | Social Security—government report shows that program is healthy for decades to come
Sept. 28, 2007 | Why SCHIP matters
Aug. 9, 2006 | Guest worker programs should include strong wage protections for U.S. workers
May 5, 2006 | Bush Administration Forces Companies to Negotiate Worse Benefits
May 1, 2006 | Bush’s Latest Assault on Retirement Security

Economic snapshot

June 20, 2012 | Young families fall even farther behind in saving
July 27, 2011 | COLA cut would hurt oldest retirees the most
Oct. 21, 2009 | Highest earners get biggest tax breaks for saving for retirement
March 9, 2009 | Caution: When Used as Directed, 401(k)s are Hazardous to Your Financial Health
Nov. 12, 2008 | Working hard or hardly working?
June 25, 2008 | How economic conditions affect retirement decisions
Jan. 16, 2008 | Rich man, poor man: The life expectancy gap
Oct. 10, 2007 | War spending placed above domestic priorities
June 13, 2007 | Privatizers lose Social Security battle, but make inroads in Medicare
May 16, 2007 | Should teens work in construction?
March 21, 2007 | Looking for savings in all the wrong places
March 1, 2006 | Living standards not keeping pace with productivity

Testimony

Feb. 13, 2013 | Strengthening Social Security for all

Commentary

June 13, 2011 | No Pension, No Security
Jan. 27, 2011 | CBO Budget Report Shows Little Change to Social Security Outlook
May 27, 2010 | Social Security is sustainable
March 19, 2010 | Fact Check: Has Social Security begun tapping its trust funds?
Feb. 20, 2009 | What’s needed is health care reform, not an entitlements commission
Jan. 16, 2009 | Top newspapers play into Social Security scaremongering
Aug. 3, 2006 | Prevailing wage data complicates immigration debate

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Monique Morrissey

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Publications by Monique Morrissey

Blog

April 18, 2013 | Kids vs. seniors: an Urban myth

April 12, 2013 | Will the birthday bump prevent an increase in senior poverty from the chained CPI?

April 5, 2013 | Unshackle

Feb. 19, 2013 | Strengthening Social Security for all

Feb. 15, 2013 | Regular people are smarter than pundits, at least when it comes to Social Security

Jan. 25, 2013 | Louisiana retirement plan ruled unconstitutional

Jan. 16, 2013 | AARP comes out against COLA cut

Jan. 11, 2013 | Private-sector pension coverage fell by half over two decades

Dec. 21, 2012 | Impact of proposed Social Security cut on blacks and Hispanics, take 2

Dec. 18, 2012 | The unkindest cut

Sept. 28, 2012 | Another right-wing attack on public workers

Sept. 26, 2012 | Social Security, Medicare and life expectancy

Sept. 25, 2012 | Retirement proposals a big step forward

Sept. 5, 2012 | Seniors spend almost three times more on out-of-pocket health costs

Aug. 30, 2012 | How much will the Ryan Medicare voucher cost you?

Aug. 3, 2012 | Keep your government hands on my Medicare!

July 16, 2012 | Wages and Social Security

June 29, 2012 | A Solow system

June 15, 2012 | New Fed data shows families falling even farther behind in retirement saving

May 21, 2012 | What happens if you tighten your belt …

May 17, 2012 | Social Security advocates go on the offensive

May 9, 2012 | Andrew Biggs is at it again

May 7, 2012 | What we should talk about when we talk about Social Security

April 26, 2012 | The Social Security trustees report—now what?

April 23, 2012 | The 2012 Social Security trustees report in a nutshell

April 16, 2012 | Tax breaks for saving

Jan. 31, 2012 | Are federal workers overpaid?

Dec. 23, 2011 | Thanks, grandma!

Dec. 21, 2011 | Top 10 lies about Social Security (from those who just want to dismantle government)

Dec. 9, 2011 | Seniors are STILL worse off than working-age adults

Dec. 2, 2011 | Public pension scourge is at it again

Nov. 23, 2011 | Garbage in, garbage out at Heritage and AEI?

Nov. 15, 2011 | The invisible sex

Nov. 9, 2011 | Social Security and the federal deficit (part 2)

Nov. 2, 2011 | Social Security and the federal deficit (Part 1)

Oct. 17, 2011 | Who’s middle class? It depends…

Oct. 5, 2011 | American Enterprise Institute authors say Social Security and pensions are a bargain

Oct. 3, 2011 | Poll shows support for increasing Social Security benefits

Sept. 20, 2011 | Don’t depend on the kindness of corporations

Sept. 16, 2011 | Fixing upside-down tax breaks should be a no-brainer, but…

Sept. 15, 2011 | Greedy geezers?

Report

Dec. 12, 2012 | New Louisiana retirement plan is bad for workers and taxpayers: Cash balance plan increases retirement insecurity without offering any savings

Sept. 13, 2012 | California retirement plan could serve as a national model

May 30, 2012 | Can workers offset Social Security cuts by working longer?

Feb. 9, 2012 | Do public school teachers really receive lavish benefits?: Richwine and Biggs’ recent report doesn’t make the grade

Nov. 9, 2011 | The myth of early retirement

April 14, 2011 | Discounting public pensions: Reports of trillions in shortfalls ignore expected returns on assets

Jan. 26, 2011 | Beyond ‘normal’: Raising the retirement age is the wrong approach for Social Security

Dec. 2, 2010 | A plan to bury Social Security, not to strengthen it

Aug. 6, 2010 | Social Security and the Federal Deficit: Not cause and effect

April 14, 2010 | Social Security and the federal budget

Sept. 4, 2009 | Making mountains out of molehills: Do teacher pensions create “peculiar incentives” for retirement?

June 26, 2009 | Obama Retirement Plan Falls Short

May 14, 2009 | Medicare Privatization: A Cautionary Tale

May 5, 2009 | Working the graveyard shift: Why raising the Social Security retirement age is not the answer

Aug. 22, 2008 | Social Security—government report shows that program is healthy for decades to come

Sept. 28, 2007 | Why SCHIP matters

Aug. 9, 2006 | Guest worker programs should include strong wage protections for U.S. workers

May 5, 2006 | Bush Administration Forces Companies to Negotiate Worse Benefits

May 1, 2006 | Bush’s Latest Assault on Retirement Security

Economic snapshot

June 20, 2012 | Young families fall even farther behind in saving

July 27, 2011 | COLA cut would hurt oldest retirees the most

Oct. 21, 2009 | Highest earners get biggest tax breaks for saving for retirement

March 9, 2009 | Caution: When Used as Directed, 401(k)s are Hazardous to Your Financial Health

Nov. 12, 2008 | Working hard or hardly working?

June 25, 2008 | How economic conditions affect retirement decisions

Jan. 16, 2008 | Rich man, poor man: The life expectancy gap

Oct. 10, 2007 | War spending placed above domestic priorities

June 13, 2007 | Privatizers lose Social Security battle, but make inroads in Medicare

May 16, 2007 | Should teens work in construction?

March 21, 2007 | Looking for savings in all the wrong places

March 1, 2006 | Living standards not keeping pace with productivity

Testimony

Feb. 13, 2013 | Strengthening Social Security for all