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Postal address:	MIT Department of Economics E52-450 50 Memorial Drive Cambridge MA 02142-1347
Workplace:	Economics Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. Response to superannuation: assessing efficiency and competitiveness: productivity commission draft report
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2017

2. Designing a default structure: submission to the Inquiry into Superannuation: assessing efficiency and competitiveness
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library

2016

3. Disaggregating the Matching Function
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2)
4. Forecasting Interest Rates over the Long Run
   Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2015

5. Discounting the Long-Run
   Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2014

6. Shifts in the Beveridge curve
   Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Shifts in the Beveridge curve, Research in Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (26) (2015)

2013

7. Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (38)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (38)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2013) View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployment, IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan (2013) View citations (37) (2013)

2011

8. Autobiography
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
9. Improving Sweden's Automatic Pension Adjustment Mechanism
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (2)
10. The Case for a Progressive Tax: From Basic Research to Policy Recommendations
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (420)
    See also Journal Article The Case for a Progressive Tax: From Basic Research to Policy Recommendations, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (417) (2011)

2010

11. Interview with Nobel Prize Laureates Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides
    Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
12. Reforming pensions: lessons from economic theory and some policy directions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library
    See also Journal Article Reforming Pensions: Lessons from Economic Theory and Some Policy Directions, Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA (2010) View citations (6) (2010)
13. Unemployment, Vacancies, Wages
    Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment, Vacancies, Wages, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (27) (2011)

2009

14. Capital Income Taxes With Heterogeneous Discount Rates
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Capital Income Taxes with Heterogeneous Discount Rates, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (68) (2011)
15. Reforming Pensions
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research (2008) View citations (3)
16. Reforming pensions: principles, analytical errors and policy directions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Reforming pensions: Principles, analytical errors and policy directions, International Social Security Review, John Wiley & Sons (2009) View citations (26) (2009)
17. Taxes and Pensions
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations (33)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2009) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Taxes and Pensions, Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (2010) (2010)

2006

18. (UBS Pensions Series 041) The Economics of Pensions
    FMG Discussion Papers, Financial Markets Group View citations (53)
19. The economics of pensions
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (118)
    See also Journal Article The Economics of Pensions, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited (2006) View citations (127) (2006)

2005

20. (UBS Pensions Series 038) Reforming Public Pensions in the US and the UK
    FMG Discussion Papers, Financial Markets Group View citations (2)
21. Pensions for an Aging Population
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
22. Reforming public pensions in the US and the UK
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Reforming Public Pensions in the US and the UK, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2003

23. Annuities and Individual Welfare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Annuities and Individual Welfare, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (279) (2005)

2002

24. An Assessment of the Proposals of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article An Assessment of the Proposals of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2002) View citations (8) (2002)
25. Social Security Investment in Equities
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Social Security Investment in Equities, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (25) (2003)

2001

26. Towards an Optimal Social Security Design
    CeRP Working Papers, Center for Research on Pensions and Welfare Policies, Turin (Italy) View citations (1)

2000

27. Delays in claiming social security benefits
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Delays in claiming social security benefits, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (133) (2002)
28. Social Security Investment in Equities in an Economy with Short-Term Production and Land
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

1999

29. Administrative Costs and Equilibrium Charges with Individual Accounts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Administrative Costs and Equilibrium Charges with Individual Accounts, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (14) (2000)
30. Social Security Investment in Equities I: Linear Case
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999) View citations (14)
31. What Stock Market Returns To Expect For The Future?
    Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research View citations (16)

1998

32. The Economics of Social Security Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)

1997

33. Efficiency Effects of Punitive Damages
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997)
34. Integrating Punishment and Efficiency Concerns in Punitive Damages for Reckless Disregard of Risks to Others
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Integrating Punishment and Efficiency Concerns in Punitive Damages for Reckless Disregard of Risks to Others, The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Oxford University Press (2002) View citations (7) (2002)
35. Rationing Medical Care: An Economist's Perspective
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
36. Social Security and Retirement in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)

1995

37. Managing Incentives: On the Near Optimality of Linearity
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1994

38. Insulation of Pensions from Political Risk
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1994) View citations (5)
39. On the Near Optimality of Linear Incentives
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
40. Optimal Income Taxation: An Exemple with a U-Shaped Pattern of Optimal Marginal Tax Rates
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Optimal Income Taxation: An Example with a U-Shaped Pattern of Optimal Marginal Tax Rates, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (629) (1998)

1993

41. Privatization of Social Security: Lessons from Chile
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
42. Testing the Internal Consistency of Contingent Valuation Surveys
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Testing the Internal Consistency of Contingent Valuation Surveys, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (1996) View citations (74) (1996)

1992

43. Economic Aspects of Optimal Disability Benefits
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Economic aspects of optimal disability benefits, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (98) (1995)
44. The Flow Approach to Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article The Flow Approach to Labor Markets, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (77) (1992)

1991

45. Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium: A Correction
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium: A Correction, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1991) View citations (2) (1991)
46. Search, Sticky Prices, and Inflation with Consumer Differences
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1990

47. INTEGRATING ALLOCATION STABILIZATION BUDGETS
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
48. RANKING, UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION, AND WAGES
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Ranking, Unemployment Duration, and Wages, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1994) View citations (351) (1994)

1989

49. Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (97)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1987) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1989) View citations (100) (1989)
50. The Aggregate Matching Function
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)

1988

51. Search, Sticky Prices, and Inflation
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Search, Sticky Prices, and Inflation, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1993) View citations (47) (1993)
52. Stochastic Credit in Search Equilibrium, II
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1986)

1985

53. Consumer Differences and Prices in a Search Model
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Consumer Differences and Prices in a Search Model, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1987) View citations (56) (1987)
54. Equilibrium Without An Auctioneer
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
55. Pricing and the Distribution of Money Holdings in a Search Economy
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
56. Search Theory
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (6)

1983

57. The Distribution of Inventory Holdings in a Pure Exchange Barter Search Economy
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article The Distribution of Inventory Holdings in a Pure Exchange Barter Search Economy, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1985) View citations (6) (1985)

1982

58. Money in Search Equilibrium
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Money in Search Equilibrium, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1984) View citations (59) (1984)
59. Social Insurance with Variable Retirement and Private Saving
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (17)

1980

60. Aggregate Demand Management in Search Equilibrium
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Aggregate Demand Management in Search Equilibrium, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1982) View citations (1295) (1982)
61. Mobility Costs, Frictional Unemployment and Efficiency
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Mobility Costs, Frictional Unemployment, and Efficiency, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1981) View citations (180) (1981)

1979

62. An Equilibrium Analysis of Search and Breach of Contract, II: A Non-Steady State Example
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (44)
    See also Journal Article An equilibrium analysis of search and breach of contract II. A non-steady state example, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1981) View citations (13) (1981)

1978

63. AN EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF SEARCH AND BREACH OF CONTRACT
    Economic Research Papers, University of Warwick - Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics (1978) View citations (2)
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1978) View citations (3)
64. Optimal Taxation in a Stochastic Economy: A Cobb-Douglas Example
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Optimal taxation in a stochastic economy: A Cobb-Douglas example, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1980) View citations (22) (1980)

1977

65. A Model of Social Insurance With Variable Retirement
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article A model of social insurance with variable retirement, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1978) View citations (265) (1978)
66. Explaining the Relative Efficiency of Slave Agriculture in the Antebellum South: Comment
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
67. Tax Incidence in a Two Good Model
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Tax incidence in a two good model, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1978) View citations (2) (1978)

1976

68. Welfare Analysis of Imperfect Information Equilibria
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Welfare Analysis of Imperfect Information Equilibria, Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1978) View citations (4) (1978)

1975

69. A Many-Person Ramsey Tax Rule
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (188)
    See also Journal Article A many-person Ramsey tax rule, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1975) View citations (186) (1975)
70. On the Assignment of Liability: The Uniform Case
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article On the Assignment of Liability: The Uniform Case, Bell Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1975) View citations (5) (1975)
71. Private Constant Returns and Public Shadow Prices
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Private Constant Returns and Public Shadow Prices, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1976) View citations (5) (1976)

1973

72. Increase and in Risk Aversion
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
73. Inflation and the Comprehensive Tax Base
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Inflation and the comprehensive tax base, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1975) View citations (7) (1975)
74. Single Activity Accidents
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Single Activity Accidents, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (1974) View citations (51) (1974)

1968

75. Optimal Taxation and Public Production
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (139)

1967

76. Incidence of an Interest Income Tax
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Incidence of an interest income tax, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1970) View citations (33) (1970)
77. Opportunity Costs and Public Investment: Comment
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1962

78. Stationary Utility and Time Preference
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (18)

Undated

79. Savings and Portfolio Choice in a Two-Period Two-Asset Model
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Savings and Portfolio Choice in a Two-Period Two-Asset Model, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (10) (2002)
80. Social Security Reforms in Chile
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (35)

Journal Articles

2023

1. R. Douglas Arnold: Fixing Social Security: The Politics of Reform in a Polarized Age
   Business Economics, 2023, 58, (2), 121-124 View citations (1)

2020

2. L’avenir de la Social Security aux États-Unis
   Revue de l'OFCE, 2020, N° 170, (6), 15-57

2018

3. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
   Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (2), 682-685 View citations (2)
4. THE FUTURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY
   Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (2), 661-681 View citations (2)

2016

5. ADDRESSING THE FORCES DRIVING INEQUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (3), 403-411 View citations (7)
6. Correspondence: Scoring Social Security Proposals
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (2), 245-46 View citations (4)
7. INEQUALITY: COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANSWERS
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (3), 412-414 View citations (1)
8. Riester Pensions
   CESifo Forum, 2016, 016, (1), 20-21 View citations (2)

2015

9. Shifts in the Beveridge curve
   Research in Economics, 2015, 69, (1), 18-25 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Shifts in the Beveridge curve, Staff Reports (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2013

10. Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployment
    IMF Economic Review, 2013, 61, (3), 410-455 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployment, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (38) (2013)
11. Structural unemployment
    Public Policy Brief, 2013

2012

12. Pensions, Taxes and The Budgetary Process
    The American Economist, 2012, 57, (2), 146-153

2011

13. Capital Income Taxes with Heterogeneous Discount Rates
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3, (4), 52-76 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Capital Income Taxes With Heterogeneous Discount Rates, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
14. Economic Theory and Tax and Pension Policies
    The Economic Record, 2011, 87, (s1), 2-22 View citations (5)
15. The Case for a Progressive Tax: From Basic Research to Policy Recommendations
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2011, 25, (4), 165-90 View citations (417)
    See also Working Paper The Case for a Progressive Tax: From Basic Research to Policy Recommendations, CESifo Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (420) (2011)
16. Unemployment, Vacancies, Wages
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1045-72 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment, Vacancies, Wages, Nobel Prize in Economics documents (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2010

17. Reforming Pensions: Lessons from Economic Theory and Some Policy Directions
    Economía Journal, 2010, Volume 11 Number 1, (Fall 2010), 1-23 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Reforming pensions: lessons from economic theory and some policy directions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) (2010)
18. Taxes and Pensions
    Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2010, 6, 59-74
    Also in Southern Economic Journal, 2009, 76, (1), 2-15 (2009)
    See also Working Paper Taxes and Pensions, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2009) View citations (33) (2009)

2009

19. Reforming pensions: Principles, analytical errors and policy directions
    International Social Security Review, 2009, 62, (2), 5-29 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Reforming pensions: principles, analytical errors and policy directions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2009) View citations (46) (2009)

2008

20. Behavioral economics
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (8-9), 1858-1862 View citations (4)

2007

21. Top-heavy load: Trouble ahead for social security systems, Introduction by Peter A. Diamond
    CESifo Forum, 2007, 8, (03), 28-36 View citations (7)

2006

22. Optimal tax treatment of private contributions for public goods with and without warm glow preferences
    Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 897-919 View citations (103)
23. Reforming Public Pensions in the US and the UK
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (509), F94-F118 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Reforming public pensions in the US and the UK, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
24. Système de retraite et vieillissement de la population
    Revue Française d'Économie, 2006, 20, (4), 21-49 View citations (1)
25. The Economics of Pensions
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2006, 22, (1), 15-39 View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper The economics of pensions, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2006) View citations (118) (2006)
26. The Public Pension Reform Debate in the United States and International Experience
    Risk Management and Insurance Review, 2006, 9, (1), 9-35

2005

27. Annuities and Individual Welfare
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1573-1590 View citations (279)
    See also Working Paper Annuities and Individual Welfare, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (15) (2003)
28. Saving Social Security
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005, 19, (2), 11-32 View citations (63)
29. Saving Social Security: The Diamond-Orszag Plan
    The Economists' Voice, 2005, 2, (1), 9 View citations (33)

2004

30. Social Security
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 1-24 View citations (202)

2003

31. Foreword
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 8-8
32. Quasi-hyperbolic discounting and retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (9-10), 1839-1872 View citations (198)
33. Social Security Investment in Equities
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (4), 1047-1074 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Social Security Investment in Equities, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2002

34. An Assessment of the Proposals of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2002, 1, (1), 61 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper An Assessment of the Proposals of the President's Commission to Strengthen Social Security, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
35. Delays in claiming social security benefits
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 84, (3), 357-385 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper Delays in claiming social security benefits, LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE (2000) View citations (3) (2000)
36. Integrating Punishment and Efficiency Concerns in Punitive Damages for Reckless Disregard of Risks to Others
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2002, 18, (1), 117-139 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Integrating Punishment and Efficiency Concerns in Punitive Damages for Reckless Disregard of Risks to Others, Working papers (1997) View citations (1) (1997)
37. Public Finance Theory - Then and Now
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 86, (3), 311-317 View citations (1)
38. Savings and Portfolio Choice in a Two-Period Two-Asset Model
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 1185-1191 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Savings and Portfolio Choice in a Two-Period Two-Asset Model, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers View citations (3)

2000

39. Social Security Reform
    'Angelo Costa' Lectures Serie, 2000, (Lect. I) View citations (13)
    See also Book Social Security Reform, OUP Catalogue, 2002 (2002) View citations (37) (2002)
40. The Long-Term Outlook for Stocks
    Challenge, 2000, 43, (2), 6-16

1998

41. Managerial Incentives: On the Near Linearity of Optimal Compensation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1998, 106, (5), 931-957 View citations (41)
42. Optimal Income Taxation: An Example with a U-Shaped Pattern of Optimal Marginal Tax Rates
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (1), 83-95 View citations (629)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Income Taxation: An Exemple with a U-Shaped Pattern of Optimal Marginal Tax Rates, Working papers (1994) View citations (1) (1994)
43. Symposium on the Rationing of Health Care: 1 Rationing Medical Care — An Economist's Perspective
    Economics and Philosophy, 1998, 14, (1), 1-26

1997

44. How should Social Security be Reformed? A Panel Discussion: Political Aspects of Social Security Reform
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1997, (jun), 287-292
45. Macroeconomics Aspects of Social Security Reform
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1997, 28, (2), 1-88 View citations (25)
46. Money Illusion
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (2), 341-374 View citations (182)

1996

47. Generational Accounts and Generational Balance: An Assessment
    National Tax Journal, 1996, 49, (4), 597-607 View citations (34)
48. Proposals to Restructure Social Security
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (3), 67-88 View citations (38)
49. Public Provision of Pensions: The Doug Purvis Memorial Lecture
    Canadian Public Policy, 1996, 22, (1), 1-6 View citations (6)
50. Testing the Internal Consistency of Contingent Valuation Surveys
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1996, 30, (3), 337-347 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper Testing the Internal Consistency of Contingent Valuation Surveys, Working papers (1993) View citations (2) (1993)

1995

51. Economic aspects of optimal disability benefits
    Journal of Public Economics, 1995, 57, (1), 1-23 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Economic Aspects of Optimal Disability Benefits, Working papers (1992) (1992)

1994

52. Contingent Valuation: Is Some Number Better than No Number?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (4), 45-64 View citations (827)
53. Ranking, Unemployment Duration, and Wages
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (3), 417-434 View citations (351)
    See also Working Paper RANKING, UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION, AND WAGES, Working papers (1990) View citations (14) (1990)
54. Two Improvements on the Clinton Framework
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (3), 61-66 View citations (3)

1993

55. Search, Sticky Prices, and Inflation
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (1), 53-68 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Search, Sticky Prices, and Inflation, Working papers (1988) View citations (8) (1988)

1992

56. Organizing the Health Insurance Market
    Econometrica, 1992, 60, (6), 1233-54 View citations (61)
57. The Flow Approach to Labor Markets
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 354-59 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper The Flow Approach to Labor Markets, NBER Working Papers (1992) View citations (73) (1992)

1991

58. Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium: A Correction
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (1), 218-19 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium: A Correction, Scholarly Articles (1991) View citations (2) (1991)

1990

59. Inventories and Money Holdings in a Search Economy
    Econometrica, 1990, 58, (4), 929-50 View citations (33)
60. Pairwise Credit in Search Equilibrium
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (2), 285-319 View citations (55)
61. The Cyclical Behovior of the Gross Flows of U.S. Workers
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1990, 21, (2), 85-156 View citations (120)

1989

62. Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (3), 606-19 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper Rational Expectations Business Cycles in Search Equilibrium, Scholarly Articles (1989) View citations (97) (1989)
63. The Beveridge Curve
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1989, 20, (1), 1-76 View citations (700)

1987

64. Consumer Differences and Prices in a Search Model
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1987, 102, (2), 429-436 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Consumer Differences and Prices in a Search Model, Working papers (1985) View citations (1) (1985)
65. Multiple Equilibria in Models of Credit
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 82-86 View citations (9)

1985

66. The Distribution of Inventory Holdings in a Pure Exchange Barter Search Economy
    Econometrica, 1985, 53, (2), 409-32 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution of Inventory Holdings in a Pure Exchange Barter Search Economy, Working papers (1983) (1983)

1984

67. Individual retirement and savings behavior
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 23, (1-2), 81-114 View citations (172)
68. Money in Search Equilibrium
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (1), 1-20 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Money in Search Equilibrium, Working papers (1982) View citations (3) (1982)

1982

69. Aggregate Demand Management in Search Equilibrium
    Journal of Political Economy, 1982, 90, (5), 881-94 View citations (1295)
    See also Working Paper Aggregate Demand Management in Search Equilibrium, Working papers (1980) (1980)
70. Wage Determination and Efficiency in Search Equilibrium
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1982, 49, (2), 217-227 View citations (527)

1981

71. An equilibrium analysis of search and breach of contract II. A non-steady state example
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1981, 25, (2), 165-195 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper An Equilibrium Analysis of Search and Breach of Contract, II: A Non-Steady State Example, Working papers (1979) View citations (44) (1979)
72. Mobility Costs, Frictional Unemployment, and Efficiency
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (4), 798-812 View citations (180)
    See also Working Paper Mobility Costs, Frictional Unemployment and Efficiency, Working papers (1980) View citations (12) (1980)

1980

73. An alternative to steady-state comparisons
    Economics Letters, 1980, 5, (1), 7-9 View citations (15)
74. Efficiency with Uncertain Supply
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1980, 47, (4), 645-651 View citations (13)
75. Income taxation with fixed hours of work
    Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 13, (1), 101-110 View citations (196)
76. Optimal taxation in a stochastic economy: A Cobb-Douglas example
    Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 14, (1), 1-29 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Taxation in a Stochastic Economy: A Cobb-Douglas Example, Working papers (1978) View citations (2) (1978)

1979

77. An Equilibrium Analysis of Search and Breach of Contract, I: Steady States
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1979, 10, (1), 282-316 View citations (134)

1978

78. A model of social insurance with variable retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 10, (3), 295-336 View citations (265)
    See also Working Paper A Model of Social Insurance With Variable Retirement, Working papers (1977) View citations (18) (1977)
79. Tax incidence in a two good model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1978, 9, (3), 283-299 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Tax Incidence in a Two Good Model, Working papers (1977) (1977)
80. Welfare Analysis of Imperfect Information Equilibria
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1978, 9, (1), 82-105 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Analysis of Imperfect Information Equilibria, Working papers (1976) (1976)

1977

81. A framework for social security analysis
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (3), 275-298 View citations (201)

1976

82. Private Constant Returns and Public Shadow Prices
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1976, 43, (1), 41-47 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Private Constant Returns and Public Shadow Prices, Working papers (1975) View citations (7) (1975)

1975

83. A many-person Ramsey tax rule
    Journal of Public Economics, 1975, 4, (4), 335-342 View citations (186)
    See also Working Paper A Many-Person Ramsey Tax Rule, Working papers (1975) View citations (188) (1975)
84. Inflation and the comprehensive tax base
    Journal of Public Economics, 1975, 4, (3), 227-244 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Inflation and the Comprehensive Tax Base, Working papers (1973) View citations (1) (1973)
85. On the Assignment of Liability: The Uniform Case
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (2), 487-516 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper On the Assignment of Liability: The Uniform Case, Working papers (1975) View citations (6) (1975)

1974

86. Accident Law and Resource Allocation
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1974, 5, (2), 366-405 View citations (11)
87. Increases in risk and in risk aversion
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1974, 8, (3), 337-360 View citations (187)
88. Posner's Economic Analysis of Law
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1974, 5, (1), 294-300 View citations (1)
89. Single Activity Accidents
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 1974, 3, (1), 107-164 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Single Activity Accidents, Working papers (1973) View citations (6) (1973)
90. Some uses of the expenditure function in public finance
    Journal of Public Economics, 1974, 3, (1), 3-21 View citations (74)

1973

91. Aggregate Production with Consumption Externalities
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, 87, (1), 1-24 View citations (19)
92. Consumption Externalities and Imperfect Corrective Pricing
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1973, 4, (2), 526-538 View citations (112)

1972

93. Implications of the Theory of Rationing for Consumer Choice Under Uncertainty
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (3), 333-43 View citations (21)

1971

94. A model of price adjustment
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1971, 3, (2), 156-168 View citations (940)
95. Customs valuation and transport choice
    Journal of International Economics, 1971, 1, (1), 119-126 View citations (1)
96. Optimal Taxation and Public Production II: Tax Rules
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (3), 261-78 View citations (935)
97. Optimal Taxation and Public Production: I--Production Efficiency
    American Economic Review, 1971, 61, (1), 8-27 View citations (911)

1970

98. Incidence of an interest income tax
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1970, 2, (3), 211-224 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Incidence of an Interest Income Tax, Working papers (1967) (1967)

1968

99. The Opportunity Costs of Public Investment: Comment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1968, 82, (4), 682-688 View citations (6)

1967

100. Cardinal Welfare, Individualistic Ethics, and Interpersonal Comparison of Utility: Comment
     Journal of Political Economy, 1967, 75, (5), 765 View citations (207)

1965

101. Disembodied Technical Change in a Two-Sector Model
     The Review of Economic Studies, 1965, 32, (2), 161-168 View citations (28)
     See also Chapter Disembodied Technical Change in a Two-Sector Model, Palgrave Macmillan Books, 1971, 53-60 (1971) (1971)
102. On the Cost of Tax-exempt Bonds
     Journal of Political Economy, 1965, 73, (4), 399 View citations (1)
103. Technical Change and the Measurement of Capital and Output
     The Review of Economic Studies, 1965, 32, (4), 289-298 View citations (4)

Books

2011

1. Fiscal policy and its implications for monetary and financial stability
   BIS Papers, Bank for International Settlements View citations (8)

2009

2. On Time
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (1994) View citations (9)
3. Pension Reform: A Short Guide
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (11)

2008

4. Reforming Pensions: Principles and Policy Choices
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (117)

2005

5. Taxation, Incomplete Markets, and Social Security, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (10)
   Also in MIT Press Books, The MIT Press (2003) View citations (54)

2002

6. Social Security Reform
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (37)
   See also Journal Article Social Security Reform, 'Angelo Costa' Lectures Serie, SIPI Spa (2000) View citations (13) (2000)

Edited books

1999

1. Issues in Privatizing Social Security: Report of an Expert Panel of the National Academy of Social Insurance, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (16)

1990

2. Growth / Productivity / Unemployment, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (158)

1978

3. Uncertainty in Economics
   Elsevier Monographs, Elsevier View citations (46)

Chapters

2014

1. Employment and Unemployment
   Palgrave Macmillan

2007

2. Introduction to Behavioral Economics and Its Applications
   A chapter in Behavioral Economics and Its Applications, 2007 View citations (34)

2000

3. Administrative Costs and Equilibrium Charges with Individual Accounts
   A chapter in Administrative Aspects of Investment-Based Social Security Reform, 2000, pp 137-172 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Administrative Costs and Equilibrium Charges with Individual Accounts, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (10) (1999)

1999

4. Social Security and Retirement in the United States
   A chapter in Social Security and Retirement around the World, 1999, pp 437-473 View citations (51)

1994

5. Pension Reform in a Transition Economy: Notes on Poland and Chile
   A chapter in The Transition in Eastern Europe, Volume 2, Restructuring, 1994, pp 71-110 View citations (1)

1993

6. DOES CONTINGENT VALUATION MEASURE PREFERENCES?
   A chapter in Contingent Valuation: A Critical Assessment, 1993, pp 41-89 View citations (2)
7. ON CONTINGENT VALUATION MEASUREMENT OF NONUSE VALUES
   A chapter in Contingent Valuation: A Critical Assessment, 1993, pp 3-38

1985

8. Insurance Aspects of Pensions
   A chapter in Pensions, Labor, and Individual Choice, 1985, pp 317-356 View citations (7)

1982

9. Protection, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and Income Distribution
   A chapter in Import Competition and Response, 1982, pp 123-150 View citations (12)

1978

10. Measurement of the Elasticity of Factor Substitution and Bias of Technical Change
    Chapter 5 in Production Economics: A Dual Approach to Theory and Applications, 1978, vol. 2 View citations (105)

1971

11. Disembodied Technical Change in a Two-Sector Model
    Palgrave Macmillan
    See also Journal Article Disembodied Technical Change in a Two-Sector Model, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1965) View citations (28) (1965)