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Working Papers

2009

1. Is Social Security Part of the Social Safety Net?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2009)

2008

2. Why Don't People Insure Late Life Consumption: A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2007

3. Guaranteed Trouble: The Economic Effects of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2008)
4. Individual Account Investment Options and Portfolio Choice: Behavioral Lessons from 401(k) Plans
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)
5. Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2008)
6. Rational and Behavioral Perspectives on the Role of Annuities in Retirement Planning
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
7. Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter (2006)

2006

8. Executive financial incentives and payout policy: firm responses to the 2003 dividend tax cut
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2007)
9. Household Ownership of Variable Annuities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter (2006)
10. Medicaid Crowd-Out of Private Long-Term Care Insurance Demand: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
11. The Effect of Inheritance Receipt on Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
12. Top Ten Myths Of Social Security Reform
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2005

13. Alternative Methods of Price Indexing Social Security: Implications for Benefits and System Financing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

14. 401(k) Matching Contributions in Company Stock: Costs and Benefits for Firms and Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2004)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2006)
15. An Empirical Analysis of the Economic Impact of Federal Terrorism Reinsurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2004)
16. Household Demand For Variable Annuities
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
17. Supply or Demand: Why is the Market for Long-Term Care Insurance So Small?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
18. The Geography of Stock Market Participation: The Influence of Communities and Local Firms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2004)
19. The Interaction of Public and Private Insurance: Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Insurance Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)

2003

20. Annuities And Individual Welfare
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
21. How Should We Insure Longevity Risk In Pensions And Social Security?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations

2002

22. Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
23. Is a Bird in Hand Worth More than a Bird in the Bush? Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
24. Redistribution And Insurance: Mandatory Annuitization With Mortality Heterogeneity
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Risk & Insurance (2003)

2001

25. Longevity-Insured Retirement Distributions from Pension Plans: Market and Regulatory Issues
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

26. Differential Mortality and the Value of Individual Account Retirement Annuities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2002)
27. Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
28. Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive? Evidence from the Life Insurance Industry
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)
29. Mortality Risk, Inflation Risk, and Annuity Products
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1999

30. Are the Elderly Really Over-Annuitized? New Evidence on Life Insurance and Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2001)
31. Joint Life Annuities and Annuity Demand by Married Couples
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
32. Private Pensions, Mortality Risk, and the Decision to Annuitize
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2001)
33. Taxing Retirement Income: Nonqualified Annuities and Distributions from Qualified Accounts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations
34. The Role of Real Annuities and Indexed Bonds in an Individual Accounts Retirement Program
    Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania View citations
    Also in Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
    See also Chapter (2001)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Discounting State and Local Pension Liabilities
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 538-42
2. The Private Market for Long-Term Care Insurance in the United States: A Review of the Evidence
   Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2009, 76, (1), 5-29 View citations

2008

3. Guaranteed Trouble: The Economic Effects of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (1), 177-198 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
4. Neighbors Matter: Causal Community Effects and Stock Market Participation
   Journal of Finance, 2008, 63, (3), 1509-1531 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
5. The Interaction of Public and Private Insurance: Medicaid and the Long-Term Care Insurance Market
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 1083-1102 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)
6. Why Don’t People Insure Late-Life Consumption? A Framing Explanation of the Under-Annuitization Puzzle
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 304-09
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

7. Executive Financial Incentives and Payout Policy: Firm Responses to the 2003 Dividend Tax Cut
   Journal of Finance, 2007, 62, (4), 1935-1965
   See also Working Paper (2006)
8. Individual account investment options and portfolio choice: Behavioral lessons from 401(k) plans
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (10), 1992-2013 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)
9. Why is the market for long-term care insurance so small?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (10), 1967-1991 View citations

2006

10. 401(k) matching contributions in company stock: Costs and benefits for firms and workers
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (6-7), 1315-1346 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
11. Overview of the Issue
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2006, 5, (02), i-ii
    Also in Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002, 1, (02), 85-87 (2002)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2005, 4, (01), 5-6 (2005)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2003, 2, (03), 221-223 (2003)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002, 1, (03), 193-195 (2002)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (03), 269-270 (2004)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2005, 4, (03), 1-2 (2005)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2006, 5, (01), i-ii (2006)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2006, 5, (03), i-ii (2006)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2003, 2, (02), 97-98 (2003)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2003, 2, (01), 5-6 (2003)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (02), 107-108 (2004)
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2005, 4, (02), 113-114 (2005)
12. The Political Economy of Government-Issued Longevity Bonds
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2006, 73, (4), 611-631 View citations

2005

13. Annuities and Individual Welfare
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1573-1590 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

14. An empirical analysis of the economic impact of federal terrorism reinsurance
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2004, 51, (5), 861-898 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

15. Redistribution and Insurance: Mandatory Annuitization With Mortality Heterogeneity
    Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2003, 70, (1), 17-41 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

16. Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive? Evidence from the Life Insurance Industry
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (3), 481-507 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
17. Introduction: a forum for developing ideas and solutions to pension challenges
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2002, 1, (01), 1-7

2001

18. Private pensions, mortality risk, and the decision to annuitize
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 82, (1), 29-62 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

Books

2009

1. Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 23
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Chapters

2006

1. Comment on "The Importance of Default Options for Retirement Saving Outcomes: Evidence from the United States"
   A chapter in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment, 2006
2. Household Ownership of Variable Annuities
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 20, 2006
   See also Working Paper (2006)
3. Introduction to "Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment"
   A chapter in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment, 2006
4. Who Chooses Defined Contribution Plans?
   A chapter in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment, 2006
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2004

5. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings Behavior
   A chapter in Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, 2004, pp 181-204 View citations

2002

6. Appendix. Estimating Life Tables That Reflect Socioeconomic Differences In Mortality
   A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 447-458
7. Differential Mortality and the Value of Individual Account Retirement Annuities
   A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 401-446 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

8. Are the Elderly Really Over-Annuitized? New Evidence on Life Insurance and Bequests
   A chapter in Themes in the Economics of Aging, 2001, pp 91-126 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)
9. The Role of Real Annuities and Indexed Bonds in an Individual Accounts Retirement Program
   A chapter in Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, 2001, pp 321-370 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)