UM Research Centers provides links to research centers at the University of Michigan that are conducting work that may be of interest for retirement policy and analysis.

• Center for Political Studies (CPS)
  analyzes interactions among institutions, political processes and individuals.
  
  
• Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU)
  The Economic Research Initiative on the Uninsured (ERIU) at the University of Michigan is directed by health economist Catherine McLaughlin, Ph.D., and funded by the Princeton-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). ERIU seeks to initiate, commission, and disseminate original research to spark new discussions on health coverage issues.
  
  
• Economics Department
  home page for UM Economics Department, gateway to related programs and information.
  
  
• Ford School of Public Policy
  The Ford School conducts social science research to illuminate public policy issues and promote better public policy. It also provides education for leadership in public policy analysis and public management.
  
  
• Geriatrics Center
  established in 1987, supports geriatrics-related research, education and patient care, emphasizing multidisciplinary collaboration among the various Schools and Institutes at UM and topics on genetic and societal interactions in aging.
  
  
• Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
  The University of Michigan Health and Retirement Study (HRS) surveys more than 22,000 Americans over the age of 50 every two years. Supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA U01AG09740), the study paints an emerging portrait of an aging America's physical and mental health, insurance coverage, financial status, family support systems, labor market status, and retirement planning.
  
  
• Institute for Social Research (ISR)
  founded in 1948, is the nation's longest-standing laboratory for interdisciplinary empirical research in the social sciences.
  
  
• Institute of Gerontology (IoG)
  begun in 1965 by the state of Michigan, focuses on innovation and multidisciplinary collaborative research endeavors in gerontological research.
  
  
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program
  in Quantitative Methods of Social Research offers a comprehensive, integrated program of studies in research design, statistics, data analysis, and social methodology.
  
  
• Michigan Center on the Demography of Aging (MiCDA)
  one of ten U.S. centers on aging sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, a joint program of the Population Studies and Survey Research Centers within ISR.
  
  
• Population Studies Center (PSC)
  Established in 1961 as an ISR center, and one of the oldest population centers in the U.S., PSC is a main workplace for an interdisciplinary community of scholars in the field of population studies.
  
  
• School of Public Health
  creates and disseminates knowledge regarding disease prevention and health promotion in U.S. and world populations, and promotes integrated approaches to solving public health problems.
  
  
• Survey Research Center (SRC)
  the largest center within ISR, focuses on interdisciplinary social science research involving the collection or analysis of data from scientific sample surveys.
  
  
• University of Michigan Homepage
  the main entry point for the University of Michigan