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Retirement Security in an Aging Population by Poterba, James M.

“…Elderly individuals exhibit wide disparities in their sources of income. For those in the bottom half of the income distribution, Social Security is the most…”
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Martin Feldstein by Poterba, James M.

“…Martin Feldstein was a remarkable economic scholar, an extraordinary teacher, a fabulous economic and academic administrator, and a dedicated public servant…”
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Stock Market Wealth and Consumption by Poterba, James M.

“…This paper explores the link between changes in the aggregate value of corporate stock and changes in consumer spending. It presents data on the distribution…”
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Economists tackle the challenges of a pandemic by Swonk, Diane, Cook, Lisa D., Coronado, Julia, Morris, Emily Kolinski, Paulson, Anna, Poterba, James M., Sahm, Claudia, Strain, Michael R., Zentner, Ellen

“…The COVID-19 pandemic radically and rapidly changed the world, including the world of business economists. Eight NABE members employed in a wide variety of…”
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New Evidence on the Money's Worth of Individual Annuities by Mitchell, Olivia S., Poterba, James M., Warshawsky, Mark J., Brown, Jeffrey R.

“…New evidence is presented on the expected present discounted value of payments for annuity policies and these are compared to the cost of purchasing an…”
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Demographic structure and the political economy of public education by Poterba, James M.

“…This article examines the relationship between demographic structure and the level of government spending on K-12 education. Panel data for the states of the…”
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Copycat Funds: Information Disclosure Regulation and the Returns to Active Management in the Mutual Fund Industry by Frank, Mary Margaret, Poterba, James M., Shackelford, Douglas A., Shoven, John B.

“…Current regulations require mutual funds to disclose their portfolio holdings twice yearly. For actively managed funds, disclosure tells the public which…”
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SAVER HETEROGENEITY AND THE CHALLENGE OF ASSESSING RETIREMENT SAVING ADEQUACY by Poterba, James M.

“…Determining whether a particular household is saving enough for retirement, and estimating the fraction of a population cohort that is on track in retirement…”
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How Retirement Saving Programs Increase Saving by Poterba, James M., Venti, Steven F., Wise, David A.

“…This paper summarizes the authors work on the effect of IRA and 401(k) contributions on net personal saving. They consider many different nonparametric…”
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Demographic Structure and Asset Returns by Poterba, James M.

“…This paper investigates the association between population age structure, particularly the share of the population in the "prime saving years" (40 to 64), and…”
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The Changing Pattern of Stock Ownership in the US: 1989–2013 by Poterba, James M.

“…In 1989, 32 percent of US households reported some stock ownership, either directly, through a mutual fund, or through an investment held in a defined…”
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REVENUE COSTS AND INCENTIVE EFFECTS OF THE MORTGAGE INTEREST DEDUCTION FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING by Poterba, James M., Sinai, Todd

“…We analyze how changes in the income tax deduction for home mortgage interest would affect loan-to-value ratios on owner-occupied homes, the distribution of…”
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The asset cost of poor health by Poterba, James M., Venti, Steven F., Wise, David A.

“…This paper examines the correlation between poor health and the evolution of wealth for households in the first nine waves of the Health and Retirement Survey…”
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Do 401(k) contributions crowd out other personal saving? by Poterba, James M., Venti, Steven F., Wise, David A.

“…During the late 1980s, contributions to 401(k) plans eclipsed contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) as the leading form of tax-deferred…”
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CHOOSING BETWEEN AN ESTATE TAX AND A BASIS CARRYOVER REGIME: EVIDENCE FROM 2010 by Gordon, Robert N., Joulfaian, David, Poterba, James M.

“…Executors of estates for decedents in 2010 could choose between an estate tax regime and a basis carry-over regime. This typically created a tradeoff between a…”
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INTRODUCTION: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF TAX EXPENDITURES by Poterba, James M.

“…Many economists and policy analysts argue that broadening the tax base is one of the most efficient ways to raise income tax revenues. Current tax deductions,…”
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Tax Subsidies to Owner-Occupied Housing: An Asset-Market Approach by Poterba, James M.

“…Inflation reduces the effective cost of homeownership and raises the tax subsidy to owner occupation. This paper presents an asset-market model of the housing…”
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100 Years of the "American Economic Review": The Top 20 Articles by Arrow, Kenneth J., Bernheim, B. Douglas, Feldstein, Martin S., McFadden, Daniel L., Poterba, James M., Solow, Robert M.

“…This paper presents a list of the top 20 articles published in the American Economic Review during its first 100 years. This list was assembled in honor of the…”
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State Responses to Fiscal Crises: The Effects of Budgetary Institutions and Politics by Poterba, James M.

“…This paper explores the dynamics of state taxes and spending during the late 1980s, when regional economic downturns and increased expenditure demands led to…”
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The effect of taxes on shareholder inflows around mutual fund distribution dates by Johnson, Woodrow T., Poterba, James M.

“…Taxable investors who are considering purchasing mutual fund shares around the dates when a mutual fund is planning a taxable distribution can reduce the…”
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