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Geoffrey Sanzenbacher

Professor of the Practice

Economics

Official BC profile · Curriculum vitae

Biography

In addition to his position in the Economics Department, Geoffrey is a Research Fellow at the Center for Retirement Research. He conducts research on the role of cognitive decline in late-life finances, the retirement savings decision, and the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions. He has a special interest in how these issues relate to low-income workers. Before joining Boston College as faculty, he earned a doctorate in economics from Boston College in the fields of labor economics, applied econometrics, and applied microeconomics. He worked for several years after finishing his Ph.D. as an economic consultant at Analysis Group in Boston.

Official evaluation summary

4.81 / 5

Based on 854 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Courses taught

Ratings are this instructor’s response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations, on a scale of 1 to 5.

Data freshness

Profile and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. See Data Sources for provenance and limitations.