PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – PSTC Associate and Associate Professor of Economics John Friedman has won the TIAA-CREF Paul A. Samuelson Award For Outstanding Scholarly Writing On Lifelong Financial Security. Friedman and his co-authors were awarded for their article, “Active vs. Passive Decisions and Crowd-out in Retirement Savings Accounts: Evidence from Denmark,” published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics. The award is given annually "to recognize an outstanding research publication that can help advance Americans’ lifelong financial wellbeing."