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Working Papers

2009

1. Lessons of the Financial Crisis for the Design of National Pension Systems
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations

2008

2. The Rising Age at Retirement in Industrial Countries
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2007

3. Capital Income Flows and the Relative Well-Being of America's Aged Population
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
4. International Investment for Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence on Risk and Returns
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations

2006

5. Risk and Reward of International Investing for U.S. Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2005

6. The Age Profile of Income and the Burden of Unfunded Transfers in Four Countries: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2004

7. Supply-Side Consequences Of Social Security Reform: Impacts On Saving And Employment
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
8. The Impact of Aging on Financial Markets and the Economy: A Survey
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations

2003

9. How Would Financial Risk Affect Retirement Income Under Individual Accounts?
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations
10. Is Working Longer The Answer For An Aging Workforce?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2002) View citations
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research (2002) View citations
11. Young Widow(er)s, Social Security, And Marriage
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research

2002

12. Evaluating Fundamental Pension Reform in Japan and the United States
    Discussion Paper, Center for Intergenerational Studies, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
13. Lifetime Earnings Patterns, The Distribution Of Future Social Security Benefits, And The Impact Of Pension Reform
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
14. Pension Reform in the Presence of Financial Market Risk
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
15. The Effects Of Social Security Reform On Saving, Investment, And The Level And Distribution Of Worker Well-Being
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
16. The Trend In Lifetime Earnings Inequality And Its Impact On The Distribution Of Retirement Income
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations

2001

17. Can Supply-Side Policies Reduce Unemployment? Lessons from North America
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Australian Economic Review (2002)
18. The Rationale for Fundamental Pension Reform in Germany and the United States: An Assessment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations

2000

19. Retirement Trends and Policies to Encourage Work Among Older Americans
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations
20. Social Security Privatization and Financial Market Risk: Lessons from U.S. Financial History
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research View citations

1983

21. "Double Dipping": The Combined Effects of Social Security and Civil Service Pensions on Employee Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1982)

1977

22. The Effect of Taxation on Labor Supply: Evaluating the Gary Negative Income Tax Experiment
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1978)

Undated

23. Health Care, Health Insurance, and the Relative Income of the Elderly and Nonelderly
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
24. The Job Prospects of U.S. Welfare Recipients: Lousier Pay but Bigger Earnings Supplements
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations

Journal Articles

2003

1. Has Widening Inequality Promoted or Retarded US Growth?
   Canadian Public Policy, 2003, 29, (s1), 185-202 View citations
2. What Do We Know About the Risk of Individual Account Pensions? Evidence from Industrial Countries
   American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 354-359 View citations

2002

3. Can Supply-Side Policies Reduce Unemployment? Lessons from North America
   Australian Economic Review, 2002, 35, (1), 3-28 View citations
   Also in Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2002, 5, (2), 115-142 (2002) View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)
4. Innovations in Labour Market Policies: The Australian Way Comments on an OECD Report
   Australian Economic Review, 2002, 35, (1), 97-103

2001

5. Demographic shocks and global factor flows: discussion
   Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2001
6. Welfare reform and New York City's low-income population - commentary
   Economic Policy Review, 2001, (Sep), 99-101

1999

7. Effects of growing wage disparities and changing family composition on the U.S. income distribution
   European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 853-865 View citations

1998

8. Relative Unemployment in Canada and the United States: An Assessment
   Canadian Public Policy, 1998, 24, (s1), 254-263 View citations

1997

9. Social Security reform in a global context
   Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1997, (Jun), 243-274 View citations
10. The progress and distribution of U.S. living standards, 1959-1995
    The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 1997, 8, (2), 111-133

1996

11. Trends in the Level and Distribution of U.S. Living Standards: 1973-1993
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, 22, (3), 271-290

1995

12. International Trade and the Rise in Earnings Inequality
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (2), 800-816 View citations
13. The Case for Randomized Field Trials in Economic and Policy Research
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (2), 63-84 View citations

1993

14. The Contribution of Employment and Hours Changes to Family Income Inequality
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 131-35 View citations

1992

15. Effects of Tax Reform on Labor Supply, Investment, and Saving
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1992, 6, (1), 3-25 View citations

1991

16. The Decline in Saving: Some Microeconomic Evidence
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (1991-1), 183-256 View citations

1990

17. Does a trend toward early retirement create problems for the economy?
    New England Economic Review, 1990, (Nov), 17-32
18. The Economist's Lament: Public Assistance in America
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (1), 57-78 View citations

1989

19. Fiscal Policy and the Dynamic Inconsistency of Social Security Forecasts
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 91-96

1986

20. Social Security, Unanticipated Benefit Increases, and the Timing of Retirement
    Review of Economic Studies, 1986, 53, (5), 781-805 View citations
21. The work response to a guaranteed income: a survey of experimental evidence
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1986, 22-59 View citations

1985

22. Are targeted wage subsidies harmful? Evidence from a wage voucher experiment
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985, 39, (1), 105-114 View citations
23. The Joint Choice of Retirement Age and Postretirement Hours of Work
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (2), 209-36 View citations

1983

24. Measuring the impact of NIT experiments on work effort
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1983, 36, (4), 592-605
25. Why Is Insured Unemployment So Low?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1983, 14, (1983-1), 225-254 View citations

1982

26. Inferences Concerning Labor Supply Behavior Based on Limited-Duration Experiments
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (3), 488-97 View citations
27. `Double dipping': the combined effects of social security and civil service pensions on employee retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1982, 18, (2), 139-159
    See also Working Paper (1983)

1978

28. The Effect of Taxation on Labor Supply: Evaluating the Gary Negative Income Tax Experiments
    Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 86, (6), 1103-30 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1977)

Chapters

2006

1. Wrap-up Discussion
   A chapter in Demography and Financial Markets, 2006