About Tyler
Tyler Welch is a PhD Candidate in the Insurance Economics and Actuarial Analytics program. His research interests are tied to applied topics in insurance and public economics. Specifically, he is interested in social insurance (especially Social Security and workers' compensation), longevity risk management, health insurance, household finance, public policy, and poverty. He is a Graduate Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Poverty and an Associate Member at the National Academy of Social Insurance.
In 2020, Tyler received his BBA from Temple University and earned his designation as a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS).
In 2020, Tyler received his BBA from Temple University and earned his designation as a Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS).
Selected Published Journal Articles
Bavafa, H. & Mukherjee, A. & Welch, T. (2023). Inequality in the golden years: Wealth gradients in disability-free and work-free longevity in the United States Journal of Health Economics
Selected Submitted Journal Articles
Bavafa, H. & Mukherjee, A. & Welch, T. (2025). Decumulation in Retirement: Patterns, Predictors, and the Role of Financial Literacy
Welch, T. (2024). Access to Health Insurance and Social Security Claiming: Evidence from Medicaid Expansion
Bavafa, H. & Mukherjee, A. & Welch, T. Inequities in How Wealth Shapes Healthy and Work-Free Later Life The Future of Healthy Aging and Successful Retirement
Undergraduate Courses
Principles of Risk Management (RMI 300), Summer 2025.