Manita Rao

Manita Rao, PhD, is a senior strategic policy advisor on the financial security team at the AARP Public Policy Institute. She specializes in pensions and retirement policy, public finance, and urban economics. Read her full biography.

Gender Retirement Savings Gap Highlights Need for Workplace Savings Policies That Cover All Workers

By Manita Rao, June 05, 2023 10:12 AM

This is the third blog in the ‘Savings and the Economy’ blog series which provides data-driven insights on implications of economic uncertainty for household savings and financial wellbeing.

Necessary but Insufficient: Addressing Disparities in Inflation-Driven Financial Adversity Requires Advancing Policies that Build Savings

By Manita Rao, February 24, 2023 10:49 AM

This is the second blog in the ‘Savings and the Economy’ series which provides data-driven insights on the implications of economic instability for household savings and discusses policies that strengthen financial wellbeing.

Essential yet Elusive: Inflationary Pressures Underscore Urgency for Emergency Savings Policies

By Manita Rao, December 13, 2022 10:20 AM

This blog is first in a new series on ‘Savings and the Economy’. The series provides data-driven insights on the implications of economic instability for household savings and discussions on policies that enable financial wellbeing.

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