Melinda Morrill is a Full Professor and University Faculty Scholar in the Department of Economics at North Carolina State University. She is also a member of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers. In 2018, she was appointed as an NBER Faculty Research Associate and a TIAA Institute Fellow. She also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. Her research explores how government and employer programs and policies influence individuals’ decision-making and well-being. Morrill has served as a PI or co-PI on 12 grants totaling over 2.4 million dollars. Her work has received funding support from the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the TIAA-CREF Institute, the Center for State and Local Government Excellence, the National Institute on Aging, the Social Security Administration, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Her research has been published in top economics journals and has been cited in the Washington Post, New York Times, Newsweek, and the Los Angeles Times. Prof. Morrill earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in 2000 and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2008.
Works (30)
Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:48
2023 journal article
Heterogeneity in the educational impacts of natural disasters: Evidence from Hurricane Florence
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW, 94.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Natural disasters; School closures; Heterogeneous impacts; Test scores
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: April 4, 2023
2020 journal article
High school start times and student achievement: Looking beyond test scores
ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION REVIEW, 76.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: School start times; High school; ACT test; Non-cognitive skills; Absenteeism
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: June 15, 2020
2019 journal article
INFORMING RETIREMENT SAVINGS DECISIONS: A FIELD EXPERIMENT ON SUPPLEMENTAL PLANS
ECONOMIC INQUIRY, 57(1), 188–205.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: December 31, 2018
2019 journal article
Social security and retirement timing: evidence from a national sample of teachers
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 18(04), 549–564.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Public pensions; retirement timing; Social Security; teachers
journals.cambridge.org (repository)
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
2018 journal article
Annuity Options in Public Pension Plans:The Curious Case of Social Security Leveling
The Journal of Retirement, 6(1), 33–44.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 15, 2019
2018 journal article
Special Education Financing and ADHD Medications: A Bitter Pill to Swallow
JOURNAL OF POLICY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT, 37(2), 384-+.
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2017 report
Annuity Options in Public Pension Plans: The Curious Case of Social Security Leveling
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
2017 monograph
Extending Work Life: Can Employers Adapt When Employees Want to Delay Retirement?
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
2017 report
Nudging Retirement Savings: A Field Experiment on Supplemental Plans
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
2017 journal article
Supplemental plan offerings and retirement saving choices: an analysis of North Carolina school districts – CORRIGENDUM
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 16(4), 585–585.
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: December 11, 2020
2016 journal article
Supplemental plan offerings and retirement saving choices: an analysis of North Carolina school districts
JOURNAL OF PENSION ECONOMICS & FINANCE, 15(3), 333–355.
author keywords: Supplemental retirement saving plans; 403(b); retirement savings
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2016 journal article
The effect of college education on mortality
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, 50, 99–114.
co-author countries:
Germany 🇩🇪 United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Education; Mortality; Instrumental variables; Vietnam draft; College
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Educational Status; Female; Heart Diseases / mortality; Humans; Life Expectancy; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Neoplasms / mortality
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2015 journal article
Golden Years or Financial Fears? How Plans Change after Retirement Seminars
The Journal of Retirement, 3(3), 96–115.
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
2015 journal article
What effects do macroeconomic conditions have on the time couples with children spend together?
REVIEW OF ECONOMICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD, 13(4), 791–814.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Unemployment; Time use; Time together; Great recession; Non-standard work hours
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Active and retired public employees' health insurance: Potential data sources
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, 38, 147–152.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Health insurance; Retiree health insurance; Public sector; Employee benefits; Data
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Databases, Factual; Health Benefit Plans, Employee / economics; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Insurance, Health / economics; Middle Aged; Public Sector; Retirement; Surveys and Questionnaires; United States; Young Adult
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
Can Simple Informational Nudges Increase Employee Participation in a 401(k) Plan?
SOUTHERN ECONOMIC JOURNAL, 80(3), 677–701.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 article
Defined benefit pension plan distribution decisions by public sector employees
Clark, R. L., Morrill, M. S., & Vanderweide, D. (2014, August). JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS, Vol. 116, pp. 73–88.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Public employees; Defined benefit pensions; Distribution choices
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2014 journal article
The effects of retiree health insurance plan characteristics on retirees’ choice and employers’ costs
Journal of Health Economics, 38, 119–129.
author keywords: Health insurance; Retiree health insurance; Plan choice; Wellness programs; Medical care; Unfunded actuarially accrued liabilities
MeSH headings : Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Choice Behavior; Female; Health Benefit Plans, Employee / organization & administration; Humans; Male; Medicare / statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Retirement; United States
Sources: Crossref, ORCID, Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Business cycles and divorce: Evidence from microdata
ECONOMICS LETTERS, 118(1), 68–70.
author keywords: Divorce; Marital dissolution; Business cycles; Unemployment rate
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2013 journal article
Intergenerational links in female labor force participation
LABOUR ECONOMICS, 20, 38–47.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Intergenerational transmission; Women's labor force participation; Assortative mating
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
Effectiveness of Employer-Provided Financial Information: Hiring to Retiring
AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, 102(3), 314–318.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2012 journal article
THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IN DETERMINING RETIREMENT PLANS
ECONOMIC INQUIRY, 50(4), 851–866.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Booms, busts, and divorce
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 11(1).
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
Dads and daughters the changing impact of fathers on women's occupational choices
Journal of Human Resources, 46(2), 333–372.
Sources: NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 chapter
Pension Plan Distributions: The Importance of Financial Literacy
In Financial Literacy: Implications for Retirement Security and the Financial Marketplace (pp. 40–58).
Contributors: R. Clark, * & S. Allen*
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 30, 2019
2011 journal article
The effects of maternal employment on the health of school-age children
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, 30(2), 240–257.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: Children's health; Maternal employment; Women's labor supply
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Asthma / epidemiology; Child; Empirical Research; Female; Health Surveys; Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Models, Econometric; Mothers / statistics & numerical data; Poisoning / epidemiology; Risk Assessment; United States / epidemiology; Women, Working / statistics & numerical data; Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2011 journal article
The funding status of retiree health plans in the public sector
JOURNAL OF PENSION ECONOMICS & FINANCE, 10(2), 291–314.
author keywords: Retiree health insurance; public employees; other post employment benefits; state budgets and medical costs
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 chapter
Employer‐Provided Retirement Planning Programs
In Reorienting Retirement Risk Management (pp. 36–63).
Contributors: R. Clark, * & S. Allen*
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 30, 2019
2010 journal article
Measuring inappropriate medical diagnosis and treatment in survey data: The case of ADHD among school-age children
JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS, 29(5), 657–673.
co-author countries:
United States of America 🇺🇸
author keywords: ADHD; Stimulants; Regression discontinuity design
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Age Factors; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / diagnosis; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / drug therapy; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / epidemiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / psychology; Central Nervous System Stimulants / therapeutic use; Child; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Health Surveys; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medication Errors; Peer Group; Regression Analysis; Schools / legislation & jurisprudence; United States
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018
2010 monograph
Retiree Health Plans in the Public Sector
Sources: Crossref, ORCID
Added: September 11, 2019
Employment
Updated: October 15th, 2023 07:09
North Carolina State University Raleigh, US
Professor
Economics
Education
Updated: October 31st, 2023 09:24
University of Maryland College Park, MD, US
Ph.D.
Economics
University of Maryland, College Park College Park, US
Certificate in Population Studies
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, US
BS
Mathematics
