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Working Papers

2023

1. Corporate Social Responsibility and Voting over Public Goods
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Corporate social responsibility and voting over public goods, Global Finance Journal, Elsevier (2024) (2024)

2021

2. The Insurance Value of Financial Aid
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2017

3. Means-Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) (2017)
   Journal Article Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) (2018)

2015

4. The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (36) (2018)

2012

5. Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
   Chapter Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2007

6. Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) (2009)

2005

7. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Chapter Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2001

8. Potential Paths of Social Security Reform
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
   Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2001) View citations (15)
   See also Chapter Potential Paths of Social Security Reform, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (18) (2002)

2000

9. 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 (8)
   Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2000) View citations (8)

1999

10. Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm Performance, and Managerial Incentives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Empire-builders and shirkers: Investment, firm performance, and managerial incentives, Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier (2006) View citations (89) (2006)
11. 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 View citations (10)
12. Performance Incentives Within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (2003) View citations (73) (2003)
13. Taxation and Household Portfolio Composition: U.S. Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Taxation and household portfolio composition: US evidence from the 1980s and 1990s, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (70) (2003)
14. 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 (21)
    See also Chapter The Transition to Investment-Based Social Security When Portfolio Returns and Capital Profitability Are Uncertain, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (23) (2001)

1998

15. How Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
16. New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (184)
    See also Journal Article New evidence on pensions, social security, and the timing of retirement, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (175) (1998)
17. Tax Reform and Target Savings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Tax Reform and Target Saving, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1998) View citations (11) (1998)
18. The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The Other Side of the Trade-off: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (330) (1999)

1997

19. Discount Rate Heterogeneity and Social Security Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Discount rate heterogeneity and social security reform, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (174) (1998)
20. Household Portfolio Allocation Over the Life Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (77)
    See also Chapter Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (29) (2001)
21. Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    Also in Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (41)
22. The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
    See also Chapter The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (55) (1997)

1996

23. Abandoning the Nest Egg? 401(k) Plans and Inadequate Pension Saving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
24. Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence, Journal of Finance, American Finance Association (1999) View citations (217) (1999)
25. Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (1995) View citations (163) (1995)
26. The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Chapter The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (109) (1998)

1995

27. How Important is Precautionary Saving?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
    Also in Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article How Important Is Precautionary Saving?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1998) View citations (295) (1998)
28. Tax Shelters and Passive Losses After the Tax Reform Act of 1986
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Tax Shelters and Passive Losses after the Tax Reform Act of 1986, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (4) (1996)
29. The Nature of Precautionary Wealth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The nature of precautionary wealth, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (412) (1997)

1992

30. Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (101)
    See also Journal Article Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1992) View citations (103) (1992)
31. 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 (7)

Undated

32. Evaluating Pension Entitlements
    Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Corporate social responsibility and voting over public goods
   Global Finance Journal, 2024, 60, (C)
   See also Working Paper Corporate Social Responsibility and Voting over Public Goods, NBER Working Papers (2023) (2023)

2022

2. The economics of social entrepreneurship
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2022, 53, (2), 176-180

2018

3. Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2018, 32, (1), 173 - 210
   See also Chapter Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, NBER Chapters, 2017, 173-210 (2017) (2017)
   Working Paper Means-Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)
4. The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security
   American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (2), 275-307 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2013

5. Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2013, 27, (1), 125 - 160 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, NBER Working Papers (2012) (2012)
   Chapter Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, NBER Chapters, 2013, 125-160 (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
6. Policy Forum: A Decade of Reckoning--Fiscal Policy Challenges in the United States
   Canadian Tax Journal, 2013, 61, (2), 413-424

2009

7. Moral Hazard in the Policy Response to the 2008 Financial Market Meltdown
   Cato Journal, 2009, 29, (1), 131-139

2006

8. Empire-builders and shirkers: Investment, firm performance, and managerial incentives
   Journal of Corporate Finance, 2006, 12, (3), 489-515 View citations (89)
   See also Working Paper Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm Performance, and Managerial Incentives, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (5) (1999)
9. Saving for Retirement: Understanding the Importance of Heterogeneity
   Business Economics, 2006, 41, (1), 21-27 View citations (5)

2004

10. How Will 401(k) Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 329-343 View citations (27)

2003

11. Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility
    Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (4), 1613-1650 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Performance Incentives Within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)
12. Taxation and household portfolio composition: US evidence from the 1980s and 1990s
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (1), 5-38 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Taxation and Household Portfolio Composition: U.S. Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (5) (1999)
13. Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered
    Journal of Finance, 2003, 58, (1), 71-118 View citations (114)

2000

14. Is Pension Reform Conducive to Higher Saving?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2000, 82, (2), 264-272 View citations (61)

1999

15. Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence
    Journal of Finance, 1999, 54, (6), 1999-2043 View citations (217)
    See also Working Paper Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (1) (1996)
16. Social Security Reform in the United States
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (4), 819-42 View citations (5)
17. 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 (330)
    See also Working Paper The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (5) (1998)

1998

18. Discount rate heterogeneity and social security reform
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 57, (1), 117-146 View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper Discount Rate Heterogeneity and Social Security Reform, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (22) (1997)
19. How Important Is Precautionary Saving?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (3), 410-419 View citations (295)
    See also Working Paper How Important is Precautionary Saving?, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (39) (1995)
20. New evidence on pensions, social security, and the timing of retirement
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 70, (2), 207-236 View citations (175)
    See also Working Paper New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (184) (1998)
21. Tax Reform and Target Saving
    National Tax Journal, 1998, 51, (3), 621-35 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Tax Reform and Target Savings, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (7) (1998)

1997

22. The nature of precautionary wealth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1997, 40, (1), 41-71 View citations (412)
    See also Working Paper The Nature of Precautionary Wealth, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (14) (1995)

1996

23. WELFARE ACROSS THE GENERATIONS
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1996, 14, (1), 1-21 View citations (1)

1995

24. Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1995, 26, (2), 295-372 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption, Working papers (1996) View citations (43) (1996)

1992

25. Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates
    National Tax Journal, 1992, 45, (1), 1-22 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates, NBER Working Papers (1992) View citations (101) (1992)

Chapters

2017

1. Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32, 2017, pp 173-210
   See also Working Paper Means-Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) (2017)
   Journal Article Means Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits, University of Chicago Press (2018) (2018)

2013

2. Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 27, 2013, pp 125-160 View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
   Working Paper Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) (2012)

2009

3. Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security
   A chapter in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment, 2009, pp 299-327
   See also Working Paper Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) (2007)
4. Comment on "Population Aging and Intergenerational Transfers: Introducing Age into National Accounts"
   A chapter in Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2009, pp 122-124
5. Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance
   A chapter in Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability among the Elderly, 2009, pp 295-336 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2003

6. 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 View citations (1)

2002

7. Potential Paths of Social Security Reform
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 16, 2002, pp 181-224 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Potential Paths of Social Security Reform, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (20) (2001)

2001

8. Household Portfolio Allocation over the Life Cycle
   A chapter in Aging Issues in the United States and Japan, 2001, pp 65-104 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Household Portfolio Allocation Over the Life Cycle, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (77) (1997)
9. 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 (23)
   See also Working Paper The Transition to Investment-Based Social Security when Portfolio Returns and Capital Profitability are Uncertain, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (21) (1999)

1998

10. The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security
    A chapter in Privatizing Social Security, 1998, pp 215-264 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (54) (1996)

1997

11. The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits
    A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1997, Volume 12, 1997, pp 115-164 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (58) (1997)

1996

12. 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 (4)
    See also Working Paper Tax Shelters and Passive Losses After the Tax Reform Act of 1986, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (3) (1995)