Robert Corrin Award
The Robert Corrin Prize for Outstanding Research on Issues Related to Savings and Retirement Issues
In 2022 the Foundation inaugurated the Robert Corrin Award, which is to be given annually to honor excellence in research on issues related to savings and retirement. Each paper presented at a Savings and Retirement event is eligible for the award. The recipient receives $500 and a memento presented at an annual dinner hosted by the Foundation’s board.
Robert Corrin
Robert Corrin lived his entire life in Chesaning, Michigan. He loved working with his hands, whether at his job at General Motors or on the family farm. He served as the Supervisor of Chesaning Township for over twenty years, where he supervised road and cemetery maintenance, water drainage, and other public works. He volunteered with the United Way, food pantries, the boards of the local volunteer fire department and county fair, and his church.
Much like the scholars who participate in the Savings and Retirement Foundation events, Robert used his skills and efforts to improve his community and the performance of government, and we are pleased to honor his memory with this award.
2022 Winner: Nadia Karamcheva
Paper: The Effect of Employer Matching and Defaults on Workers’ TSP Savings Behavior
Nadia Karamcheva is an economist at the Congressional Budget Office in Washington DC. Prior to joining CBO, she worked at the Urban Institute and the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Her research focuses on topics in labor economics and applied econometrics, with emphasis on retirement and the economics of aging. Her most recent work examined issues related to Social Security, public and private pension plans, labor supply of older adults, retirement income security, and wealth inequality.
She has a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from Boston College and a B.A. in Economics and Business Administration from the American University in Bulgaria.
