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PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS:

"Where the Money Goes: Medical Expenditures in a Large Corporation,"with Mark McClellan, in A. Garber and S. Ogura (eds.), Issues in Health Care in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming.

"Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement," with Steven F. Venti, forthcoming in D. Wise, ed., Issues in Aging in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press, forthcoming.

"Social Security and Retirement Around the World: Introduction and Summary," with Jonathan Gruber, in J. Gruber and D. Wise, eds., Social Security and Retirement Around the World, University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Social Security and Retirement Around the World, co-editor with Jonathan Gruber, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"The Taxation of Pensions: A Shelter Can Become a Trap," with John B. Shoven, in D. Wise, ed., Frontiers in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Implications of Rising Personal Retirement Saving," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, in D. Wise, ed., Frontiers in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Personal Retirement Savings Programs and Asset Accumulation: Reconciling the Evidence," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, in D. Wise, ed., Frontiers in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"401(k) Plans and Future Patterns of Retirement Saving," with James Poterba and Steven Venti, in American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 1998.

"The Cause of Wealth Dispersion at Retirement: Choice or Chance?" with Steven Venti, in American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 1998.

"Social Security and Retirement: An International Comparison," with Jonathan Gruber, in American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 1998.

"Extending the Consumption Tax Treatment of Personal Retirement Saving," with John Shoven, in American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 1998.
Inquiries in the Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Insurance or Self-Insurance?: Variation, Persistence, and Individual Health Accounts," with Matthew Eichner and Mark McClellan, in D. Wise, ed., Inquiries in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Lump-Sum Distributions from Retirement Saving Plans: Receipt and Utilization," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, in D. Wise, ed., Inquiries in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"Individual Financial Decisions in Retirement Saving Plans and the Provision of Resources for Retirement," in Martin Feldstein (ed.) Privatizing Social Security. University of Chicago Press, 1998.

"The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans: A Decomposition Analysis," with Matthew Eichner and Mark McClellan, Working Paper, 1997.
Facing the Age Wave, editor, Hoover Institution Press, 1997.

"More Older People Living Longer, Working Less," in Facing the Age Wave, Hoover Institution Press, 1997.

"Keeping Savers from Saving," with John B. Shoven, in Facing the Age Wave, Hoover Institution Press, 1997.

"Lifetime Income, Saving Choices, and Wealth at Retirement," with Steven F. Venti, in mimeo, March 1997.

"The Wealth of Cohorts: Retirement Saving and the Changing Assets of Older Americans," with Steven Venti, in Sylvester Schieber and John B. Shoven (eds.) Public Policy Toward Pensions. MIT Press. 1997.

"Health Expenditure Persistence and the Feasibility of Medical Savings Accounts," with Matthew Eichner and Mark McClellan, in Tax Policy and the Economy 11, MIT Press, 1997.

"Retirement Against the Demographic Trend: More Older People Living Longer, Working Less, and Saving Less." Demography 34-1, February 1997.

"The Effects of Special Saving Programs on Saving and on Wealth," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, in M. Hurd and N. Yashiro (eds.), The Economic Effects of Aging in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press, 1997.

"Changing Social Security Survivorship Benefits and the Poverty of Widows," with Michael D. Hurd, in M. Hurd and N. Yashiro (eds.), The Economic Effects of Aging in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press, 1997.

"Retirement Incentives: The Interaction Between Employer-Provided Pension Plans, Social Security, and Retiree Health Benefits," with Robin L. Lumsdaine and James H. Stock, in M. Hurd and N. Yashiro,(eds.) , The Economic Effects of Aging in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press, 1997.

"Les programmes d’épargne retraite accroissent-ils l’épargne aux États-Unis?" with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, Risques, Juillet-Septembre 1996.

"How Retirement Saving Programs Increase Saving," with James M. Poterba and Steven Venti, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Fall 1996.

"Where the Money Goes: Medical Expenditures in a Large Corporation," with Mark B. McClellan, NBER WP #5294, October 1995, forthcoming in A.M. Garber and S. Ogura, eds., Issues in Health Care in the United States and Japan, University of Chicago Press forthcoming.
Advances in the Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1996.

"Why are Retirement Rates So High at Age 65?" with James H. Stock and David A. Wise, in Advances in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1996.

"The Military Pension, Compensation, and Retirement of U.S. Air Force Pilots," with John Ausink, in Advances in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1996.

"Do 401(k) Contributions Crowd Out Other Personal Saving?" with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, Journal of Public Economics 58: 1-32,1995.

"Individual Response to a Retirement Saving Program: Results from U.S. Panel Data," with Steven F. Venti, Ricerche Economiche 49: 235-254, 1995.

"RRSPs and Saving in Canada," with Steven F. Venti, Working Paper, 1994.

"Targeted Retirement Saving and the Net Worth of Elderly Americans," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, American Economic Review 84:2, May 1994.
Aging in the United States and Japan: Economic Trends, edited with Yukio Noguchi, University of Chicago Press, 1994, and in Japanese, 1995.

"Aging and Labor Force Participation: A Review of Trends and Explanations," with Robin L. Lumsdaine, in Aging in the United States and Japan: Economic Trends, 1994.

"Storing the Option and Saving for Retirement in Canada," with Anil K. Gupta and Steven F. Venti, in Savings and Bequests, T. Tachibanaki, ed., University of Michigan Press, 1994, and in Spanish (Reserva de Opciones y Ahorro para la Jubilación en Canadá) in Modelos Microeconometricos y Politica Fiscal, M. Arellano, ed., Artegraf, 1994.
Studies in the Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1994.

"401(k) Plans and Tax-Deferred Saving," with James M. Poterba and Steven F. Venti, in Studies in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1994.

"Pension Plan Provisions and Retirement: Men & Women, Medicare, and Models," with Robin L. Lumsdaine and James H. Stock, in Studies in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1994.

"The Impact of the Demographic Transition on Government Spending," with John B. Shoven and Michael D. Topper, in Studies in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1994.

"American Economic Policy in the 1980's: Policies Affecting the Aged," with Richard G. Woodbury, in M. Feldstein (ed.), American Economic Policy in the 1980's, University of Chicago Press, 1994.

"Firm Pension Policy and Early Retirement," in A.B. Atkinson and M. Rein (eds.), Age, Work, and Social Security, St. Martin's Press, 1993.

"Government Policy and Personal Retirement Saving," with Steven F. Venti, in J. Poterba (ed.), Tax Policy and the Economy 6, MIT Press, 1992.
Topics in the Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1992.

"Three Models of Retirement: Computational Complexity Versus Predictive Validity," with Robin L. Lumsdaine and James H. Stock, in Topics in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1992.

"IRAs and Saving," in M.H. Kosters (ed.), Personal Saving, Consumption, & Tax Policy, American Enterprise Institute Press, 1992.

"The Use of Longitudinal Data and The Effect of Carry-Forward Provisions on RRSP Contributions," Prepared for the Tax Policy Branch of the Canadian Department of Finance, mimeo, December 1991.

"Aging and the Income Value of Housing Wealth," with Steven F. Venti, Journal of Public Economics 44, 1991: 371-397.

"Fenętres et Retraites" (Windows and Retirement), with Robin L. Lumsdaine and James H. Stock, Annales d'Economie et de Statistique 20/21, 1991: 219-242.

"The Saving Effect of Tax-Deferred Retirement Accounts: Evidence from SIPP," with Steven F. Venti, in National Saving and Economic Performance, B.D. Bernheim and J.B. Shoven (eds.), University of Chicago Press, 1991.
Issues in the Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1990.

"But They Don't Want to Reduce Housing Equity," with Steven F. Venti, in Issues in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1990.

"The Pension Inducement to Retire: An Option Value Analysis," with James H. Stock, in Issues in the Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1990.

"Efficient Windows and Labor Force Reduction," with James H. Stock and Robin L. Lumsdaine, Journal of Public Economics 43, 1990: 131-159.

"Living Longer, Saving Less, Retiring Sooner: Discussion of Some Options," in A. Munnell (ed.), Retirement and Public Policy, Proceedings of the Second Conference of the National Academy of Social Insurance, 1990.

"Pensions, the Option Value of Work, and Retirement," with James H. Stock, Econometrica 58, 5, September 1990: 1151-1180.

"Have IRAs Increased U.S. Saving?: Evidence from Consumer Expenditure Surveys," with Steven F. Venti, Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1990: 661-698.

"Heterogeneity, Individual Effects, and IRA Saving: Further Evidence from SIPP," with Steven F. Venti, May 1990.
The Wage Carrot and the Pension Stick, with Laurence J. Kotlikoff, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 1989.
Economics of Aging, editor, University of Chicago Press, 1989.

"Aging, Moving, and Housing Wealth," with Steven F. Venti, in Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1989.

"Employee Retirement and a Firm's Pension Plan," with Laurence J. Kotlikoff, in Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1989.

"The Wealth and Poverty of Widows: Assets Before and After the Husband's Death," with Michael D. Hurd, in Economics of Aging, University of Chicago Press, 1989

 
 
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