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Working Papers

2007

1. Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2005

2. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2001

3. Potential Paths of Social Security Reform
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

4. Allocating Payroll Tax Revenue to Personal Retirement Accounts to Maintain Social Security Benefits and the Payroll Tax Rate
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1999

5. Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm Performance, and Managerial Incentives
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Corporate Finance (2006)
6. Maintaining Social Security Benefits and Tax Rates through Personal Retirement Accounts: An Update Based on the 1998 Social Security Trustees Report
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
7. Performance Incentives Within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (2003)
8. Taxation and Household Portfolio Composition: U.S. Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)
9. The Transition to Investment-Based Social Security when Portfolio Returns and Capital Profitability are Uncertain
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Chapter (2001)

1998

10. How Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
11. New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1998)
12. Tax Reform and Target Savings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
13. The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1999)

1997

14. Discount Rate Heterogeneity and Social Security Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (1998)
15. Household Portfolio Allocation Over the Life Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2001)
16. Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study
    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
17. The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1997)

1996

18. Abandoning the Nest Egg? 401(k) Plans and Inadequate Pension Saving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
19. Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Finance (1999)
20. Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1995)
21. The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1998)

1995

22. How Important is Precautionary Saving?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1998)
23. Tax Shelters and Passive Losses After the Tax Reform Act of 1986
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1996)
24. The Nature of Precautionary Wealth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1997)

1992

25. Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
26. The nature and magnitude of precautionary wealth
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations

Undated

27. Evaluating Pension Entitlements
    Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations

Journal Articles

2006

1. Empire-builders and shirkers: Investment, firm performance, and managerial incentives
   Journal of Corporate Finance, 2006, 12, (3), 489-515 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)

2004

2. How Will 401(k) Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?
   American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 329-343 View citations

2003

3. Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility
   Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (4), 1613-1650 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)
4. Taxation and household portfolio composition: US evidence from the 1980s and 1990s
   Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (1), 5-38 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)
5. Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered
   Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (1), 71-118 View citations

2000

6. Is Pension Reform Conducive to Higher Saving?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (2), 264-272 View citations

1999

7. Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence
   Journal of Finance, 1999, 54, (6), 1999-2043 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1996)
8. The Other Side of the Trade-off: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation
   Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (1), 65-105 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

9. Discount rate heterogeneity and social security reform
   Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 57, (1), 117-146 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)
10. How Important Is Precautionary Saving?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (3), 410-419 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
11. New evidence on pensions, social security, and the timing of retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 70, (2), 207-236 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1997

12. The nature of precautionary wealth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1997, 40, (1), 41-71 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

13. Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1995, 26, (1995-2), 295-372 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

Chapters

2003

1. Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data
   A chapter in Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States, 2003, pp 205-228

2001

2. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle
   A chapter in Aging Issues in the United States and Japan, 2001, pp 65-104 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)
3. The Transition to Investment-Based Social Security When Portfolio Returns and Capital Profitability Are Uncertain
   A chapter in Risk Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, 2001, pp 41-90 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

4. The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security
   A chapter in Privatizing Social Security, 1998, pp 215-264 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

5. The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1997, Volume 12, 1997, pp 115-164 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

6. Tax Shelters and Passive Losses after the Tax Reform Act of 1986
   A chapter in Empirical Foundations of Household Taxation, 1996, pp 193-233 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1995)