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Working Papers

2012

1. Game Over: Simulating Unsustainable Fiscal Policy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter (2012)
2. Smart Machines and Long-Term Misery
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2010

3. What Does the Corporate Income Tax Tax? A Simple Model without Capital
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2009

4. Dynamic Globalization and its Potentially Alarming Prospects for Low-Wage Workers
   FIW Working Paper series, FIW
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (1)
5. Marking Social Security’s Open Group Liability to Market
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2008

6. Optimal Life-Cycle Investing with Flexible Labor Supply: A Welfare Analysis of Life-Cycle Funds
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
7. The True Cost of Social Security
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. To Roth or Not? -- That is the Question
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. Why Aren't Developed Countries Saving?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

10. Investment and the Cost of Capital: New Evidence from the Corporate Bond Market
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (7)
11. Is the U.S. Bankrupt?
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
12. PUTTY-CLAY TECHNOLOGY AND STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (4)
13. Risk, Uncertainty, and Option Exercise
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (5)
14. Simulating the Dynamic Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Effects of the FairTax1
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
15. Staticide - America's Suicidal Healthcare Status Quo
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
16. THE EXCESS BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT INDECISION
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2006) View citations (2)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2012)

2006

17. Americans' Dependency on Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2006)
18. DOES IT PAY, AT THE MARGIN, TO WORK AND SAVE? -- MEASURING EFFECTIVE MARGINAL TAXES ON AMERICANS' LABOR SUPPLY AND SAVING
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2007)
19. Health Care Spending: What the Future Will Look Like
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
20. On the General Relativity of Fiscal Language
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (4)
21. Taxing Sales Under the FairTax: What Rate Works?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2005

22. Comparing Average and Marginal Tax Rates Under the FairTax and the Current System of Federal Taxation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
23. Simulating the Dynamic Macroeconomic and Microeconomic Effects of the FairTax
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
24. Who's Going Broke? Comparing Growth in Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
25. Who’s Going Broke? Comparing Growth in Healthcare Costs in Ten OECD Countries
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
26. Will China Eat Our Lunch or Take Us Out to Dinner? Simulating the Transition Paths of the U.S., EU, Japan, and China
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
27. Will China Eat Our Lunch or Take Us to Dinner? – Simulating the Transition Paths of the U.S., EU, Japan, and China
    Boston University - Department of Economics - Macroeconomics Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2005) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2006)

2004

28. Assessing the Economic Gains from Telecom Competition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
29. Fertility, Mortality, and the Developed World’s Demographic Transition
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Modeling (2008)
30. Pensions Systems and the Intergenerational Distribution of Resources
    CeRP Working Papers, Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, Turin (Italy)
31. The Role of Immigration in Dealing with the Developed World's Demographic Transition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis (2004)

2003

32. Going Critical: American Power and the Consequences of Fiscal Overstretch
    Working Papers, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics
33. The Developed World's Demographic Transition - The Roles of Capital Flows, Immigration, and Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Boston University - Department of Economics - The Institute for Economic Development Working Papers Series, Boston University - Department of Economics (2003) View citations (45)
34. The Impact on Consumption and Saving of Current and Future Fiscal Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2002

35. Does It Pay to Work?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2002) View citations (8)
36. Intertemporal State Budgeting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
37. The mismatch between life insurance holdings and financial vulnerabilities: evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (3)

2001

38. Does Participating in a 401(k) Raise Your Lifetime Taxes?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2001) View citations (3)
39. Finding a Way Out of America's Demographic Dilemma
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
40. Fiscal Policy and Aggregate Uncertainty
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics
41. Generational Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2002)
42. Life-Cycle Saving, Limits on Contributions to DC Pension Plans, and Lifetime Tax Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2001) View citations (1)
43. The Coming Generational Storm
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics View citations (4)
44. The mismatch between life insurance holdings and financial vulnerabilities: evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (10)
45. Who gets paid to save?
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2003)

2000

46. How much should Americans be saving for retirement?
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (6)

1999

47. Comparing the Economic and Conventional Approaches to Financial Planning
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
48. Generational Accounting around the Globe
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)
49. Generational Accounting in the UK
    NIESR Discussion Papers, National Institute of Economic and Social Research View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2000)
50. Simulating the Transmission of Wealth Inequity via Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1998) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2001)
51. Social Security's Treatment of Postwar Americans: How Bad Can It Get?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2002)
52. The Adequacy of Life Insurance: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1999) View citations (5)
53. The Impact of Social Security and Other Factors on the Distribution of Wealth
    Working Papers, London School of Economics - Centre for Labour Economics
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1999)
    See also Chapter (2002)

1998

54. An International Comparison of Generational Accounts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter (1999)
55. Medicare from the Perspective of Generational Accounting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
56. Opting Out of Social Security and Adverse Selection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
57. Social Security: Privatization and Progressivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)
58. The A-K Model: It's Past, Present, and Future
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1997

59. Generational Accounting in General Equilibrium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Chapter (1999)
60. Simulating U.S. Tax Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1997) View citations (6)

1996

61. Simulating the Privatization of Social Security in General Equilibrium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Chapter (1998)
62. The Effects of Income and Wealth on Time and Money Transfers between Parents and Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations (25)
63. Understanding the Postwar Decline in U.S. Saving: A Cohort Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1996)

1995

64. Applying Generational Accounting to Developing Countries
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development View citations (1)
65. Parental Altruism and Inter Vivos Transfers: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (5)
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1997)
66. Privatization of Social Security: How It Works and Why It Matters
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1995) View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (1996)
67. The Annuitization of Americans' Resources: A Cohort Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1994) View citations (2)
68. Understanding the postwar decline in United States saving: a cohort analysis
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (8)

1994

69. Does the Consumption of Different Age Groups Move Together? A New Nonparametric Test of Intergenerational Altruism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
70. Some Inefficiency Implication of Generational Politics and Exchange
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Politics (1993)

1993

71. Generational Accounting in Norway: Is Norway Overconsuming its Petroleum Wealth?
    Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- View citations (5)
72. Generational accounting in Norway: is the nation overconsuming its petroleum wealth?
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (2)
73. Is the Extended Family Altruistically Linked? Direct Tests Using Micro Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1992)
74. The Equity of Social Services Provided to Children and Senior Citizens
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1993) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics (1993) View citations (1)

1992

75. Alternative Policies to stimulate U.S. Saving
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics
76. Economic Exchange and Support Within U.S. Families
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
77. Generational Accounting: The Case of Italy
    Working Papers, Banca Italia - Servizio di Studi View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics (1991) View citations (5)
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1992) View citations (2)
78. Social security and Medicare policy from the perspective of generational accounting
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (28)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (1992)
79. The Economic Impact of Replacing Federal Income Taxes with a Sale Tax
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (1)
80. The Increasing Annuitization of the Elderly - Estimates and Implications for Intergenerational Transfers, Inequality and National Saving
    Working Papers, Boston University - Department of Economics View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992)

1991

81. A Strategic Altruism Model In Which Ricardian Equivalence Does Not Hold
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1990)
82. Estimating a firm's age-productivity profile using the present value of workers' earnings
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)
83. Generational Accounts - A Meaningful Alternative to Deficit Accounting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
    Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1991) View citations (88)
    See also Chapter (1991)
84. Generational accounting: a new approach for understanding the effects of fiscal policy on saving
    Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (1992)
85. How Rational Is the Purchase of Life Insurance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
86. How Regional Differences in Taxes and Public Goods Distort Life Cycle Location Choices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Hacienda Pública Española (2009)
87. Life Insurance Inadequacy - Evidence From a Sample of Older Widows
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
88. Risk-Sharing, Altruism, and the Factor Structure of Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1991) View citations (2)
89. U.S. Demographics and Saving: Predictions of Three Saving Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1991)

1990

90. Demographics, Fiscal Policy, and U.S. Saving in the 1980s and Beyond
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter (1990)
91. Health, Children, and Elderly Living Arrangements: A Multiperiod-Multinomial Probit Model with Unobserved Heterogeneity and Autocorrelated Errors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    See also Chapter (1992)
92. Tax Aspects of Policy Towards Aging Populations: Canada and the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
93. The Provision of Time to the Elderly by Their Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (1992)

1989

94. Corporate Taxation and the Efficiency Gains of the 1986 Tax Reform Act
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (1995)
95. Employee Retirement and a Firm's Pension Plan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter (1989)
96. From Deficit Delusion to the Fiscal Balance Rule: Looking For an Economically Meaningful Way to Assess Fiscal Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter (1999)
    Journal Article in Journal of Economics (1993)
97. How Much Care Do the Aged Receive from Their Children? A Bimodal Picture of Contact and Assistance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Chapter (1989)
98. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1988)
99. Looking for the News in the Noise - Additional Stochastic Implications of Optimal Consumption Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
100. The Dynamics of an Aging Population: The Case of Four OECD Countries
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
101. The Economic Dynamics of an Ageing Population: The Case of Four OECD Countries
     OECD Economics Department Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (50)
102. The Incidence and Efficiency Costs of Corporate Taxation when Corporate and Noncorporate Firms Produce the Same Good
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1989)

1988

103. Does the Harberger Model Greatly Understate the Excess Burden of the Corporate Tax? - Another Model Says Yes
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
104. Estimating The Age-Productivity Profile Using Lifetime Earnings
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
105. Laws as Assets: A Possible Solution to the Time Consistency Problem
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
106. Making Bequests Without Spoiling Children: Bequests as an Implicit Optimal Tax Structure and the Possibility That Altruistic Bequests are not Equaliz
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
107. Tax Incidence
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
     See also Chapter (1987)
108. The Contribution of Intergenerational Transfers to Total Wealth: A Reply
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
109. The Dynamics of Living Arrangements of the Elderly
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
110. Why Don't the Elderly Live With Their Children? A New Look
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
     See also Chapter (1990)

1987

111. Annuity Markets, Savings, and the Capital Stock
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
     See also Chapter (1987)
112. Can People Compute? An Experimental Test of the Life Cycle Consumption Model
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
113. Empirical Tests of Alternative Models of International Growth
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
     See also Chapter (1987)
114. Labor Compensation and the Structure of Private Pension Plans: Evidence for Contractual Versus Spot Labor Markets
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
     See also Chapter (1985)
115. Life Insurance of the Elderly: Adequacy and Determinants
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
116. Pension Backloading, Wage Taxes, and Work Disincentives
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
117. Social Security: A Financial Appraisal Across and Within Generations
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)
118. The Impact of Annuity Insurance on Savings and Inequality
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
119. The Incentive Effects of Private Pension Plans
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
     See also Chapter (1987)

1986

120. Health Expenditures and Precautionary Savings
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
121. Is Debt Neutral in the Life Cycle Model?
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
122. Pubic Debt and U.S. Saving: A New Test of the Neutrality Hypothesis
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1985

123. Changes in the Age Distribution of Income in the United States, 1968-1984
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
124. Simulating Alternative Social Security Responses to the Demographic Transition
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
125. Taxation and Savings - A Neoclassical Perspective
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (1984)
126. The Efficiency Gains from Social Security Benefit - Tax Linkage
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1984

127. An Examination of Empirical Tests of Social Security and Savings
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1983

128. Investment versus Savings Incentives: The Size of the Bang for the Buck and the Potential for Self-Financing Business Tax Cuts
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
     Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1982) View citations (3)
129. National Savings, Economic Welfare, and the Structure of Taxation
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
     Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1980) View citations (5)
     See also Chapter (1983)
130. The Efficiency Gains from Dynamic Tax Reform
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (52)
     See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1983)

1982

131. The Economic Effects of Government Expenditures
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1981

132. The Adequacy of Savings
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
     Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (1980) View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1982)
133. The International Economics of Transitional Growth: The Case of the United States
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1980

134. The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (188)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1981)

1979

135. Some Economic Implications of Life Span Extension
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)
136. The Family as an Incomplete Annuities Market
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
     Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1979)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1981)

1978

137. Dividing Capital Accumulation Into Its Life Cycle and Intergenerational Transfer Components
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
138. Long Run Tax Incidence and Variable Labor Supply Revisited
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
139. Social Security, Time for Reform
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
140. The Incidence of a Tax on Pure Rent: A New Reason for an Old Answer
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1979)
141. The Structure of Slave Prices in New Orleans, 1804 to 1862
     UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (1979)

1975

142. Gains from trade under uncertainty, once again
     International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Retirement Income Security Après le Deluge-super-†
   CESifo Economic Studies, 2010, 56, (3), 350-365
2. The Economic Theory of Annuities. Eytan Sheshinski. Princeton University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-691-13305-8, 184 pages
   Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2010, 9, (01), 150-151

2009

3. How regional differences in taxes and public goods distort life cycle location choices
   Hacienda Pública Española, 2009, 189, (2), 47-79
   See also Working Paper (1991)
4. Who’s going broke? Comparing growth in Public healthcare expenditure in Ten OECD Countries
   Hacienda Pública Española, 2009, 188, (1), 55-72

2008

5. Fertility, mortality and the developed world's demographic transition
   Journal of Policy Modeling, 2008, 30, (3), 455-473 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2004)
6. Optimal Life-Cycle Investing with Flexible Labor Supply: A Welfare Analysis of Life-Cycle Funds
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 297-303 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
7. Pension Reform as the Triumph of Form over Substance
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (1), 1
8. The Emperor's Dangerous Clothes
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (2), 3

2007

9. Mitigating America's demographic dilemma by pre-funding social security
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2007, 54, (2), 247-266 View citations (13)

2006

10. Are Economists Smarter?
    The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (6), 4
11. Averting America’s Bankruptcy with a New New Deal
    The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (2), 5
12. Comments on "Understanding global imbalances" by Richard Cooper
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2006
13. Grading the President's Tax Reform Panel's Plan
    The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (6), 3
14. Is the United States bankrupt?
    Review, 2006, (Jul), 235-250 View citations (5)

2005

15. Pension and medicost reform - averting the demoghaphic/fiscal demise
    CESifo Forum, 2005, 6, (4), 37-41

2004

16. A Review of Fiscal and Generational Imbalances by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters, AEI Press, 2003, ISBN 0-8447-7167-8/95 p/$15.00
    Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 2004, 3, (02), 265-266
17. The Role of Immigration in Dealing with the Developed World's Demographic Transition
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2004, 60, (3), 296- View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

18. Are Life Insurance Holdings Related to Financial Vulnerabilities?
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (4), 531-554 View citations (3)
19. The Mismatch Between Life Insurance Holdings and Financial Vulnerabilities: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 354-365 View citations (3)

2002

20. Simulating the Transmission of Wealth Inequality
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 265-269 View citations (2)

2001

21. Simulating the transmission of wealth inequality via bequests
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 79, (1), 93-128 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

22. Generational Accounting in the UK
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (467), F547-74 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
23. The baby boomers' mega-inheritance-myth or reality?
    Economic Commentary, 2000, (Oct 1) View citations (2)

1999

24. Generational Accounting around the Globe
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 161-166 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
25. Privatizing Social Security in the U.S. -- Comparing the Options
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1999, 2, (3), 532-574 View citations (31)

1998

26. Assessing fundamental tax reform
    Economic Commentary, 1998, (Jan 15)
27. Privatizing U.S. Social Security: some possible effects on intergenerational equity and the economy
    Review, 1998, (Mar), 31-37 View citations (1)
28. Social Security: Privatization and Progressivity
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 137-41 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
29. The personal security system: a framework for reforming Social Security
    Review, 1998, (Mar), 11-13 View citations (7)

1997

30. Generational Accounting in New Zealand: Is There Generational Balance?
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1997, 4, (2), 201-228 View citations (4)
31. It's high time to privatize
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1997, (Jun), 293-296 View citations (1)
32. Parental Altruism and Inter Vivos Transfers: Theory and Evidence
    Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 105, (6), 1121-66 View citations (181)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1996

33. Privatizing School Security at Home and Abroad
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 368-72 View citations (7)
34. Risk-Sharing between and within Families
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (2), 261-94 View citations (107)
35. Understanding the Postwar Decline in U.S. Saving: A Cohort Analysis
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1996, 27, (1), 315-407 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1995

36. Corporate Taxation and the Efficiency Gains of the 1986 Tax Reform Act
    Economic Theory, 1995, 6, (1), 51-81 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
37. Restoring generational balance in U.S. fiscal policy: what will it take?
    Economic Review, 1995, (Q I), 2-12 View citations (3)

1994

38. Generational Accounting: A Meaningful Way to Evaluate Fiscal Policy
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (1), 73-94 View citations (77)
39. The 1995 budget and health care reform: a generational perspective
    Economic Review, 1994, (Q I), 20-30

1993

40. Corporate Tax Incidence and Inefficiency When Corporate and Noncorporate Goods Are Close Substitutes
    Economic Inquiry, 1993, 31, (4), 501-16 View citations (7)
41. From deficit delusion to the Fiscal Balance Rule: Looking for an economically meaningful way to assess fiscal policy
    Journal of Economics, 1993, 7, (1), 17-41 View citations (7)
    See also Chapter (1999)
    Working Paper (1989)
42. Generational accounts and lifetime tax rates, 1900-1991
    Economic Review, 1993, (Q I), 2-13
43. SOME INEFFICIENCY IMPLICATIONS OF GENERATIONAL POLITICS AND EXCHANGE
    Economics and Politics, 1993, 5, (1), 27-42 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1992

44. Assessing the impact of income tax, social security tax, and health care spending on U.S. saving rates
    Economic Review, 1992, (Q IV), 13-21
45. Estimating a Firm's Age-Productivity Profile Using the Present Value of Workers' Earnings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1215-42 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
46. Generational Accounting: A New Approach to Understanding the Effects of Fiscal Policy on Saving
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1992, 94, (2), 303-18 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
47. Is the Extended Family Altruistically Linked? Direct Tests Using Micro Data
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (5), 1177-98 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
48. The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Capital Formation
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1992, 94, (2), 281-95 View citations (11)

1991

49. Generational accounts: a new approach to fiscal policy evaluation
    Economic Commentary, 1991, (Nov 15) View citations (1)
50. The adequacy of life insurance purchases
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 1991, 1, (3), 215-241 View citations (10)
51. U.S. demographics and saving: Predictions of three saving models
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1991, 34, (1), 135-156 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

52. A Strategic Altruism Model in Which Ricardian Equivalence Does Not Hold
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (403), 1261-68 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1989

53. On the Contribution of Economics to the Evaluation and Formation of Social Insurance Policy
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 184-90 View citations (6)
54. The Incidence and Efficiency Costs of Corporate Taxation When Corporate and Noncorporate Firms Produce the Same Good
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (4), 749-80 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

55. Consumption, Computation Mistakes, and Fiscal Policy
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 408-12 View citations (2)
56. Intergenerational Transfers and Savings
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (2), 41-58 View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
57. Social Contracts as Assets: A Possible Solution to the Time-Consistency Problem
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (4), 662-77 View citations (56)
58. What Microeconomics Teaches Us about the Dynamic Macro Effects of Fiscal Policy
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20, (3), 479-95
    Also in Proceedings, 1988, 479-506 (1988)

1987

59. Evaluating Fiscal Policy with a Dynamic Simulation Model
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 49-55 View citations (4)
60. Justifying Public Provision of Social Security
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 6, (4), 674-696 View citations (5)

1986

61. The Effect of Annuity Insurance and Savings and Inequality
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S183-207 View citations (5)

1985

62. Public debt and United States saving: A new test of the neutrality hypothesis
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1985, 23, (1), 55-86 View citations (5)

1984

63. Economic Impact of Deficit Financing (Répercussions économiques du financement par le déficit) (El impacto económico del financiamiento mediante déficit)
    IMF Staff Papers, 1984, 31, (3), 549-582
64. Taxation and Savings: A Neoclassical Perspective
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1984, 22, (4), 1576-1629 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (1985)

1983

65. National Savings and Economic Policy: The Efficacy of Investment vs. Savings Incentives
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 82-87
66. The Efficiency Gains from Dynamic Tax Reform
    International Economic Review, 1983, 24, (1), 81-100 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper (1983)

1982

67. The Adequacy of Savings
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (5), 1056-69 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (1981)

1981

68. The Family as an Incomplete Annuities Market
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (2), 372-91 View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper (1979)
69. The Role of Intergenerational Transfers in Aggregate Capital Accumulation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (4), 706-32 View citations (202)
    See also Working Paper (1980)

1979

70. Social Security and Equilibrium Capital Intensity
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1979, 93, (2), 233-53 View citations (33)
71. Tax Incidence in a Life Cycle Model with Variable Labor Supply
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1979, 93, (4), 705-18 View citations (14)
72. Testing the Theory of Social Security and Life Cycle Accumulation
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (3), 396-410 View citations (38)
73. The Incidence of a Tax on Pure Rent: A New (?) Reason for an Old Answer
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (4), 869-74 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (1978)
74. The Structure of Slave Prices in New Orleans, 1804 to 1862
    Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (4), 496-518 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1978)

1977

75. The Old South's Stake in the Inter-Regional Movement of Slaves, 1850–1860
    The Journal of Economic History, 1977, 37, (02), 434-450

Books

2007

1. The Healthcare Fix: Universal Insurance for All Americans, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (2)

2005

2. The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America's Economic Future, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

1999

3. Generational Accounting around the World
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

1998

4. Macroeconomics, 2nd Edition: An Integrated Approach, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press
5. Study Guide to Accompany Macroeconomics, 2nd Edition: An Integrated Approach, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

1990

6. The Wage Carrot and the Pension Stick: Retirement Benefits and Labor Force Participation
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)

1989

7. What Determines Savings?, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (3)

1983

8. Pensions in the American Economy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

Edited books

2001

1. Essays on Saving, Bequests, Altruism, and Life-Cycle Planning, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

2012

1. Game Over: Simulating Unsustainable Fiscal Policy
   A chapter in Fiscal Policy after the Financial Crisis, 2012
   See also Working Paper (2012)
2. The Excess Burden of Government Indecision
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 26, 2012, pp 125-163 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

3. Comment on "Population Aging, Fiscal Policies, and National Saving: Predictions for the Korean Economy"
   A chapter in Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia, NBER-EASE, Volume 16, 2007, pp 372-373
4. Does It Pay, at the Margin, to Work and Save? Measuring Effective Marginal Taxes on Americans' Labor Supply and Saving
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 21, 2007, pp 83-144
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. Will China Eat Our Lunch or Take Us to Dinner? Simulating the Transition Paths of the United States, the European Union, Japan, and China
   A chapter in Fiscal Policy and Management in East Asia, NBER-EASE, Volume 16, 2007, pp 133-193 View citations (3)

2006

6. Will China Eat Our Lunch or Take Us to Dinner? Simulating the Transition Paths of the US, EU, Japan and China
   A chapter in Demography and Financial Markets, 2006 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2003

7. Who Gets Paid to Save?
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 17, 2003, pp 111-140 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

8. Distributional Effects in a General Equilibrium Analysis of Social Security
   A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 327-370 View citations (14)
9. Generational policy
   Chapter 27 in Handbook of Public Economics, 2002, vol. 4, pp 1873-1932 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2001)
10. Social Security’s Treatment of Postwar Americans. How Bad Can It Get?
    A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 207-262
    See also Working Paper (1999)
11. The Impact of Social Security and Other Factors on the Distribution of Wealth
    A chapter in The Distributional Aspects of Social Security and Social Security Reform, 2002, pp 85-114 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

12. An International Comparison of Generational Accounts
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 73-102 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
13. Argentina's Generational Accounts: Is the Convertibility Plan's Fiscal Policy Sustainable?
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 103-140
14. Canada: On the Road to Fiscal Balance
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 199-218
15. From Deficit Delusion to the Fiscal Balance Rule: Looking for an Economically Meaningful Way to Assess Fiscal Policy
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 9-30 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
    Journal Article in Journal of Economics (1993)
16. Generational Accounting in Australia
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 141-160 View citations (3)
17. Generational Accounting in Brazil
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 177-198 View citations (1)
18. Generational Accounting in General Equilibrium
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 43-72 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
19. Generational Accounting in New Zealand
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 347-368 View citations (1)
20. Generational Accounting in Portugal
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 471-488 View citations (2)
21. Generational Accounts for Belgium
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 161-176 View citations (1)
22. Generational Accounts for Italy
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 299-324 View citations (9)
23. Introduction to "Generational Accounting around the World"
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 1-8 View citations (9)
24. Social Security's Treatment of Postwar Americans
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, volume 13, 1999, pp 109-148 View citations (24)
25. The Methodology of Generational Accounting
    A chapter in Generational Accounting around the World, 1999, pp 31-42 View citations (6)

1998

26. Simulating the Privatization of Social Security in General Equilibrium
    A chapter in Privatizing Social Security, 1998, pp 265-311 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

27. Privatization of Social Security: How It Works and Why It Matters
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 10, 1996, pp 1-32 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1992

28. Health, Children, and Elderly Living Arrangements: A Multiperiod-Multinomial Probit Model with Unobserved Heterogeneity and Autocorrelated Errors
    A chapter in Topics in the Economics of Aging, 1992, pp 79-108 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
29. Social Security and Medicare Policy from the Perspective of Generational Accounting
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 6, 1992, pp 129-145 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
30. Tax Aspects of Policy toward Aging Populations
    A chapter in Canada-U.S. Tax Comparisons, 1992, pp 255-274 View citations (1)
31. The Provision of Time to the Elderly by Their Children
    A chapter in Topics in the Economics of Aging, 1992, pp 109-134 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

32. Generational Accounts: A Meaningful Alternative to Deficit Accounting
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 5, 1991, pp 55-110 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

33. Demographics, Fiscal Policy, and U.S. Saving in the 1980s and Beyond
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy: Volume 4, 1990, pp 73-102
    See also Working Paper (1990)
34. Why Don’t the Elderly Live with Their Children? A New Look
    A chapter in Issues in the Economics of Aging, 1990, pp 149-172
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1989

35. Employee Retirement and a Firm's Pension Plan
    A chapter in The Economics of Aging, 1989, pp 279-334 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
36. How Much Care Do the Aged Receive from Their Children? A Bimodal Picture of Contact and Assistance
    A chapter in The Economics of Aging, 1989, pp 151-176 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

37. Pension Backloading, Implicit Wage Taxes, and Work Disincentives
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy: Volume 2, 1988, pp 161-196

1987

38. Annuity Markets, Savings, and the Capital Stock
    A chapter in Issues in Pension Economics, 1987, pp 211-236 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
39. Empirical Tests of Alternative Models of International Growth
    A chapter in Trade and Structural Change in Pacific Asia, 1987, pp 227-270 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
40. Tax incidence
    Chapter 16 in Handbook of Public Economics, 1987, vol. 2, pp 1043-1092 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
41. The Incentive Effects of Private Pension Plans
    A chapter in Issues in Pension Economics, 1987, pp 283-340 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1985

42. Labor Compensation and the Structure of Private Pension Plans: Evidence for Contractual versus Spot Labor Markets
    A chapter in Pensions, Labor, and Individual Choice, 1985, pp 55-88 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1983

43. Description of Data
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 20-26
44. Financial Aspects of Private Pension Plans
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 290-351
45. Financial Aspects of State and Local Pension Plans
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 372-436
46. Introduction to "Pensions in the American Economy"
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 1-19 View citations (3)
47. National Savings, Economic Welfare, and the Structure of Taxation
    A chapter in Behavioral Simulation Methods in Tax Policy Analysis, 1983, pp 459-498 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (1983)
48. Notes, References, Index
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 437-450
49. Pension Coverage of Workers and Pension Income Receipt among the Elderly
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 27-162
50. The Structure of Private Pension Plans
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 163-289
51. The Structure of State and Local Pension Plans
    A chapter in Pensions in the American Economy, 1983, pp 352-371

Software Items

2002

1. Auerbach-Kotlikoff Model
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles