Dr. Olivia Mitchell

Professor

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Biography

Olivia Mitchell is the International Foundation Employee Benefit Plans Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in Business Economics and Public Policy, alongside her role as Executive Director of the Pension Research Council. With extensive experience, she also serves as a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an independent director on Allspring Mutual Fund boards. Her research interests include the economics of public and private pensions, employee benefits, risk management, and household finance. A recognized expert, Mitchell has been awarded the FINRA Investor Education Foundation Ketchum Prize and the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award for her advocacy in the economics profession. Her work on Social Security reform received the Paul Samuelson Award for Outstanding Scholarly Writing. She has also authored influential contributions such as the book "Remaking Retirement: Debt Aging Economy," which has garnered multiple accolades including the Kulp-Wright Book Award. Her academic credentials include both a Master's and a PhD in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor's degree with honors in Economics from Harvard University.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

— Present

Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

International Foundation Employee Benefit Plans Professor; Executive Director of the Pension Research Council.

Awards

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Ketchum Prize

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Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

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Paul Samuelson Award

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Kulp-Wright Book Award

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Roger F. Murray Prize

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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