About UW-Madison Retirement and Disability Research Center

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Retirement and Disability Research Center (UW-RDRC) is an applied research program which develops evidence that can assist policymakers, the public, and the media in understanding issues in Social Security, retirement, and disability policy, especially related to economically vulnerable populations. The UW-RDRC incorporates diversity of viewpoints and disciplines, develops diverse emerging scholars and generates research findings that are used in policy and practice. The UW-RDRC is designed around four central themes:

1. Interactions Between Public Assistance and Social Insurance Over the Life Course
2. The Role of Health, Health Insurance, and Financial Decisions in Household Financial Security
3. How Economically Vulnerable Households Combine Work, Pensions, and Social Insurance Over the Life Course
4. Low-Net-Wealth Households and Retirement Well-being, Including the Role of Housing Wealth, Saving, and Debt