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Mauricio Soto is a research economist at the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering (1998) from La Universidad de Los Andes in Colombia,
an MBA (1999) and an M.A. in Economics (2000) from Texas Tech University, and
a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston College (2008). Mr. Soto joined the Center for Retirement
Research staff in 2000.
His research interests include pension finance and economics, labor economics, and applied econometrics.
His published work include an analysis of the incentives facing older women when deciding to claim
their Social Security benefits (Journal of Financial Planning), an investigation on the Chilean
pension system (Pensions An International Journal), and a study on the effects of stock market
changes on contributions to defined benefit plans (Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance).
Mr. Soto is also responsible for developing a database from the 5500 forms supported by a grant from the
National Institute of Health.
Mr. Soto has taught Statistics (undergraduate level) and has been a teaching assistant for Monetary and Fiscal Policy
(advanced undergraduate) and Principles of Economics (undergraduate). In 2003, he received the Donald J.
White Teaching Excellence Award from Boston College.
Mr. Soto is an occasional
Op-Ed contributor to El Planeta, a Spanish language newspaper from Brookline, Massachusetts. He also was a volunteer tutor (2003-2006)
for the Shattuck Shelter Center
for the Homeless, located in Jamaica Plan, Massachusetts.
Working Papers:
Munnell, Alicia H. and Mauricio Soto. 2007. “Why Are Companies Freezing
Their Pensions?” Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College. Abstract.
Munnell, Alicia H., Steven
Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Natalia Zhivan. 2006. “Has the Displacement of Older
Workers Increased?” WP#2006-17. Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College. Abstract.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “What Replacement Rates Do Households Actually
Experience in Retirement?” WP#2005-10. Center for Retirement Research at
Boston College. Abstract. Abstract.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2003. “The Outlook for Pension Contributions and Profits in
the U.S.”
WP#2003-13. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Abstract.
Peer Reviewed Publications:
Munnell, Alicia H., Francesca
Golub-Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Francis Vitagliano. 2007. "Why Are Healthy Employers
Freezing Their Pensions?" Journal of Pension Benefits. 14(4).
Soto, Mauricio. 2007. “The
Chilean Pension Reform: 25 Years Later.” Pensions: An International Journal.
12(2):98-106.
Munnell, Alicia H. and
Mauricio Soto. 2007. “When Should Women Claim Social Security Benefits?”
Journal of Financial Planning. 20(6): 60-69.
Munnell, Alicia H. and
Mauricio Soto. 2004. “The Outlook for Pension Contributions and Profits in
the U.S.” Journal of Pension Economics and
Finance. 3(1):77-97.
Chapters in Books:
Munnell, Alicia H., Annika
Sundén, Mauricio Soto, and Catherine Taylor. 2003. “The Impact of the Growth
of Defined Contribution Plans on Bequests.” In Death and Dollars: The Role of
Gifts and Estates in America. Edited by Alicia H.
Munnell and Annika Sundén. Washington, DC:
The Brookings Institution Press.
Research Briefs:
Munnell, Alicia H., Kelly
Haverstick, and Mauricio Soto. 2007. “How Come Defined
Benefit Plans Survive in the Public Sector?” State and Local Pension Plans. No. 2.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2007. “State and Local Pensions Are Different
From Private Plans.” State and Local Pension Plans. No. 1.
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Steven
Sass, Mauricio Soto, and Natalia Zhivan. 2006. “Do Older Workers Face Greater
Risk of Displacement?” Issue in Brief. No. 53. Center for Retirement Research
at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Mauricio
Soto, Jerilyn Libby, and John Prinzivalli. 2006. “Investment Returns: Defined
Benefit vs. 401(k) Plans.” Issue in Brief. No. 52. Center for Retirement
Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Marric
Buessing, Mauricio Soto, and Steven A.Sass. 2006. “Will We Have To Work
Forever?” Working Opportunities for Older Americans. Series 4. Center for Retirement Research at
Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Steven A.
Sass, and Mauricio Soto. 2006. “Employer Attitudes towards Older Workers:
Survey Results.” Working Opportunities for Older Americans. Series 3. Center for Retirement Research at
Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Francesca
Golub-Sass, Mauricio Soto and Francis Vitagliano. 2006. “Why Are Healthy
Employers Freezing Their Pensions?” Issue in Brief. No. 44. Center for
Retirement Research at Boston College.
Buessing, Marric and Mauricio
Soto. 2006. “The State of Private Pensions: Current 5500 Data.”
Issue in Brief. No. 42. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “The House and Living Standards in Retirement” Issue in
Brief. No. 39. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “How Do Pensions Affect Replacement Rates?” Issue in
Brief. No. 37. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “Sorting Out Social Security Replacement Rates.” Just
the Facts on Retirement Issues. No. 19. Center for Retirement Research at
Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “How Much Pre-Retirement Income Does Social Security
Replace?” Issue in Brief. No. 36. Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “Why Do Women Claim Social Security Benefits So Early?”
Issue in Brief. No. 35. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Soto, Mauricio. 2005. “Chilean
Pension Reform: the Good, the Bad, and the In Between.” Issue in Brief. No.
31. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “What is
Progressive Price Indexing?” Just the
Facts on Retirement Issues. Center for
Retirement Research at Boston College. No. 17, March 2005.
Soto, Mauricio. 2005. “Will
Baby Boomers Drown in Debt?” Just the
Facts on Retirement Issues. No. 15. Center for Retirement Research at Boston
College.
Munnell, Alicia H., and
Mauricio Soto. 2005. “What Does Price Indexing Mean for Social Security
Benefits?” Just the Facts on Retirement Issues. No. 14. Center for Retirement
Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Steven A.
Sass and Mauricio Soto. 2005. “Yikes! How to Think About Risk?” Issue in
Brief. No. 27. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.
Cahill, Kevin E. and Mauricio
Soto. 2003. “How Do Cash Balance Plans
Affect the Pension Landscape?” Issue in Brief. No. 14. Center for Retirement
Research at Boston College.
Munnell, Alicia H., Annika
Sundén, Mauricio Soto, and Catherine Taylor. 2002. “How Will the Rise in
401(K) Plans Affect Bequests?” Issue in Brief. No. 10. Center for Retirement
Research at Boston College.
Books:
Soto, Mauricio, and Carmen
Abril. 2004. “El Futuro Económico y Cultural de la
Industria Discográfica de Cartagena: Entre la Champeta y la Pared." Ministry of Culture. Convenio Andrés
Bello. Bogota,
Colombia.
Presentations:
November 2005. Social Security
Forum. The Bolton Democratic Town Committee.
Bolton,
MA. November 29, 2005.
June 2005. "Will We Miss
Defined Benefit Plans Once (If) They Are Gone?" with Tom Sablak. Boston Actuaries Club Spring Meeting. June 8, 2005.
April 2005. Social Security
Forum with U.S. Congressman Bill Delahunt. Cape Cod Community
College, April 25, 2005.
April 2005. “Social Security
Reform.” College Democrats of Massachusetts Convention. April 9, 2005.
March 2005. Town Hall Meetings
to Discuss Social Security with U.S. Congressman John F. Tierney. Wakefield, MA. March 23, 2005.
February 2005. Town Hall Meetings to Discuss Social
Security with U.S. Congressman John F. Tierney. Lynn,
MA and Newburyport, MA. February 19,
2005.
May 2003. 2nd Meeting on
Social Security and Pensions Systems, Lisbon, Portugal.
January 2003. Annual Meetings
of the American Economic Association. Presented “The Outlook for Pension
Contributions and Profits in the U.S.”
Washington,
D.C.
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In the Press:
U.S. News (6/08)
Miami Herald (3/08)
Wall Street Journal (11/07)
Wall Street Journal (7/07)
Chicago Tribune (12/06)
Silver Talks Money (12/06)
Boston Globe (9/06)
TMC (8/06)
U.S. News (8/06)
Baltimore Sun (3/06)
L.A. Times (2/06)
Pensions & Investments (2/06)
Houston Chronicle (1/06)
Omaha World-Herald (12/05)
Washington Post (11/05)
CSM (11/05)
Fund’Amentals (8/05)
NY Daily News (5/05)
TownOnline (5/05)
Revista Cambio (4/05)
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Costa(4/05)
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Chicago Tribune (2/05)
New York Times (2/05)
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