Joelle Saad-Lessler

• PhD (2003) Columbia University (Economics)
• MA (1996) Columbia University (Economics)
• BA (1994) Columbia College (Economics)

Economics of Retirement, Labor Economics,
Economics of Immigration

Stevens Institute of Technology, School of Business, Hoboken, NJ

Associate Dean of Undergraduates August 2019-present

Associate Industry Professor August 2016-Present

The New School, Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis, New York, NY

Research Economist July 2010- July 2016

Long Island University, Brookville, NY

Assistant Professor of Economics September 2001-August 2012

• Associate Dean of Undergraduates in SOB Chair
• Student research advising Member
• Bachelor of Science in Business (BSB) committee Chair
• Dean's advisory committee Member
• SOB Board of Advisors Member
• Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair
• Student research advising Member
• Graduate Education Continuity Planning Group Member
• Undergraduate education continuity group Member
• BSB Committee Chair
• Curriculum Committee Chair
• Mental Health Task Force Member
• Dean's lecture series Member
• Curriculum committee Member

• National Institute on Retirement Security Researcher

• AEA – American Economic Association Member

“Collectivism all around: informal networks, savings shortfalls, and financial education in the US” with Richman, K. E., The National Endowment for Financial Education, $124,332, 2018

“Determinants of Retirement Savings Accumulations: The Role of Life Events” with Ghilarducci, T., The National Endowment for Financial Education, $120,000, 2015

“Falling Through the Cracks: The Crisis of Jobs and Healthcare for Unemployed Americans Aged 55-64” with Ghilarducci, T., The UpJohn Institute, $10,000, 2012

“The Crisis of Jobs and Healthcare for Unemployed Americans Aged 55-64”, with Ghilarducci, T., the Borchard Foundation Center for Law and Aging, $20,000, 2011

1. Saad-Lessler, J. (2020). How does paid family leave affect unpaid care providers?. Journal of the Economics of Ageing (vol. 17). Elsevier.
   https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2020.100265.
2. Saad-Lessler, J.; Ghilarducci, T.; Reznik, G. L. (2018). Retirement savings inequality: Different effects of earnings shocks, Portfolio selections, and employer contributions by worker earnings level. Social Security Bulletin (3 ed., vol. 78, pp. 1-17).
3. Ghilarducci, T.; Saad-Lessler, J. (2015). Explaining the decline in the offer rate of employer retirement plans between 2003 and 2012. Industrial and Labor Relations Review (4 ed., vol. 68, pp. 807-832).
4. Saad-Lessler, J.; Richman, K. (2014). The impact of collectivism on savings behavior: a case study of Mexican-Americans and non-Mexican Latinos. Review of Economics of the Household (3 ed., vol. 12, pp. 493-515).

1. Ghilarducci, T.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Reznik, G. (2018). Earnings volatility and 401(k) contributions. Journal of Pension Economics and Finance (4 ed., vol. 17, pp. 554-575).

1. Bond, T.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Weller, C. (2020). Still Shortchanged: An Update Regarding Women’s Retirement Preparedness. Brooklyn: National Institute on Retirement Security.
   https://www.nirsonline.org/reports/stillshortchanged/.
2. Oakley, D.; Saad-Lessler, J.; Brown, J. E. (2018). Retirement in America: Out of Reach for Working Americans?. Report published by National Institute on Retirement Security, Washington, D.C.. Washington, D.C.: National Institute on Retirement Security.
   https://www.nirsonline.org/reports/retirement-in-america-out-of-reach-for-most-americans/.