Books by James M. Poterba

Policy Responses to Tax Compet
Policy Responses to Tax Competition
2025
Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment
Economic Analysis and Infrastructure Investment
2021
Fiscal Reform in Columbia - Pr
Fiscal Reform in Columbia - Problems and Prospects
2014
The drawdown of personal retir
The drawdown of personal retirement assets
2011
Empirical foundations of household taxation
Empirical foundations of household taxation
2010
Public policies and household saving
Public policies and household saving
2010
The asset cost of poor health
The asset cost of poor health
2010
International comparisons of household saving
International comparisons of household saving
2007
New estimates of the future pa
New estimates of the future path of 401(k) assets
2007
Rise of 401(k) plans, lifetime
Rise of 401(k) plans, lifetime earnings, and wealth at retirement
2007
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 21 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 21 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
2007
The changing landscape of pens
The changing landscape of pensions in the united states
2007
The decline of defined benefit
The decline of defined benefit retirement plans and asset flows
2007
Defined contribution plans, de
Defined contribution plans, defined benefit plans, and the accumulation of retirement wealth
2006
Lifecycle asset allocation str
Lifecycle asset allocation strategies and the distribution of 401(k) retirement wealth
2006
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 20 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 20 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
2006
Fiscal reform in Colombia
Fiscal reform in Colombia
2005
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 19 (NBER Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 19 (NBER Tax Policy and the Economy)
2005
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 18 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 18 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
2004
Taxation and corporate payout
Taxation and corporate payout policy
2004
The impact of population aging
The impact of population aging on financial markets
2004
Valuing assets in retirement s
Valuing assets in retirement saving accounts
2004
Inter-asset differences in effective estate tax burdens
Inter-asset differences in effective estate tax burdens
2003
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 17 (NBER Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 17 (NBER Tax Policy and the Economy)
2003
Utility evaluation of risk in
Utility evaluation of risk in retirement saving accounts
2003
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 16
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 16
2002
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 15
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 15
2001
Taxation and portfolio structu
Taxation and portfolio structure
2001
Taxation, risk-taking, and hou
Taxation, risk-taking, and household portfolio behavior
2001
The role of annuity markets in financing retirement
The role of annuity markets in financing retirement
2001
The transition to personal acc
The transition to personal accounts and increasing retirement wealth
2001
Asset location for retirement
Asset location for retirement savers
2000
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 14
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 14
2000
The distributional burden of t
The distributional burden of taxing estates and unrealized capital gains at the time of death
2000
Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance
Fiscal institutions and fiscal performance
1999
Fiscal rules and state borrowing costs
Fiscal rules and state borrowing costs
1999
Pre-retirement cashouts and fo
Pre-retirement cashouts and foregone retirement saving
1999
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 13
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 13
1999
Taxation and household portfol
Taxation and household portfolio composition
1999
The costs of annuitizing retir
The costs of annuitizing retirement payouts from individual accounts
1999
Capital gains tax rules, tax l
Capital gains tax rules, tax loss trading, and turn-of-the-year returns
1998
Estate and gift taxes and ince
Estate and gift taxes and incentives for inter vivos giving in the United States
1998
Fiscal institutions and public
Fiscal institutions and public sector labor markets
1998
Population age structure and a
Population age structure and asset returns
1998
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 12
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 12
1998
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 12 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 12 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1998
Household portfolio allocation
Household portfolio allocation over the life cycle
1997
Implications of rising persona
Implications of rising personal retirement saving
1997
State fiscal institutions and
State fiscal institutions and the U.S. municipal bond market
1997
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 11
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 11
1997
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 11 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 11 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1997
The estate tax and after-tax i
The estate tax and after-tax investment returns
1997
The history of annuities in th
The history of annuities in the United States
1997
The rate of return to corporat
The rate of return to corporate capital and factor shares
1997
Budget institutions and fiscal
Budget institutions and fiscal policy in the U.S. states
1996
Demographic structure and the
Demographic structure and the political economy of public education
1996
Do budget rules work?
Do budget rules work?
1996
Individual financial decisions
Individual financial decisions in retirement saving plans and the provision of resources for retirement
1996
Personal retirement saving pro
Personal retirement saving programs and asset accumulation
1996
Stock-market yields and the pr
Stock-market yields and the pricing of municipal bonds
1996
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 10
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 10
1996
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 10 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 10 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1996
The economic effects of dividend taxation
The economic effects of dividend taxation
1996
Lump-sum distributions from re
Lump-sum distributions from retirement saving plans
1995
Stock ownership patterns, stock market fluctuations, and consumption
Stock ownership patterns, stock market fluctuations, and consumption
1995
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 9
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 9
1995
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1995
The effects of special saving
The effects of special saving programs on saving and wealth
1995
Government intervention in the
Government intervention in the markets for education and health care
1994
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 8
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 8
1994
The distribution of public sec
The distribution of public sector wage premia
1994
Do 401(k) contributions crowd
Do 401(k) contributions crowd out other personal saving?
1993
Do 401(K) contributions crowd
Do 401(K) contributions crowd out other personal savings?
1993
State responses to fiscal cris
State responses to fiscal crises
1993
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 7
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vol. 7
1993
Tax Policy and the Economy, Vo
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 7 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1993
Unemployment benefits, labor m
Unemployment benefits, labor market transitions, and spurious flows
1993
401(k) plans and tax-deferred
401(k) plans and tax-deferred saving
1992
401(k) plans and tax-deferred savings
401(k) plans and tax-deferred savings
1992
Capital budgets, borrowing rul
Capital budgets, borrowing rules, and state capital spending
1992
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 6 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 6 (Tax Policy and the Economy)
1992
Taxation and housing
Taxation and housing
1992
Tax policy to combat global wa
Tax policy to combat global warming
1991
Why didn't the Tax Reform Act
Why didn't the Tax Reform Act of 1986 raise corporate taxes?
1991
Taxation and housing markets
Taxation and housing markets
1990
Dividends, capital gains, & the corporate veil
Dividends, capital gains, & the corporate veil
1989
Dividends, capital gains, and the corporate veil
Dividends, capital gains, and the corporate veil
1989
Inflation and taxation with optimizing governments
Inflation and taxation with optimizing governments
1989
Lifetime incidence and the distributional burden of excise taxes
Lifetime incidence and the distributional burden of excise taxes
1989
Mean reversion in stock prices
Mean reversion in stock prices
1988
Venture capital and capital gains taxation
Venture capital and capital gains taxation
1988
Tax evasion and capital gains taxation
Tax evasion and capital gains taxation
1987
Tax policy and corporate saving
Tax policy and corporate saving
1987
Tax reform and residential inv
Tax reform and residential investment incentives
1987
Finite lifetimes and the effects of budget deficits on national savings
Finite lifetimes and the effects of budget deficits on national savings
1986
How burdensome are capital gains taxes?
How burdensome are capital gains taxes?
1986
Money in the utility function
Money in the utility function
1986
A tax-based test for nominal rigidities
A tax-based test for nominal rigidities
1985
Public policy implications of declining old-age mortality
Public policy implications of declining old-age mortality
1985
Adjusting the gross changes data
Adjusting the gross changes data
1984
Expected future tax policy and tax-exempt bond yields
Expected future tax policy and tax-exempt bond yields
1984
New evidence that taxes affect the valuation of dividends
New evidence that taxes affect the valuation of dividends
1984
The persistence of volatility and stock market fluctuations
The persistence of volatility and stock market fluctuations
1984
Tax subsidies to owner-occupied housing
Tax subsidies to owner-occupied housing
1983
The citizens utilities case
The citizens utilities case
1983
Inflation, income taxes, and o
Inflation, income taxes, and owner-occupied housing
1980