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Feature: The Impact of State Paid Sick Leave Laws on Service Workers

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Feature: Connecting Absolute and Relative Intergenerational Mobility

Deirdre Bloome offers two frameworks for understanding the relationship between types of intergenerational mobility, or whether people are socioeconomically better off than their parents.

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Feature: Studying a Government Program to Support Women’s Self-Help Groups

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Feature: The Data-Informed City

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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement

Poterba, James M., Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement. Research Findings in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2010, 271-304.

Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth

James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth. Developments in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report Series, University of Chicago Press, 2009, 15-56.

The U.S. Medical System for the Elderly.

Cutler, David M., and David A. Wise. "The U.S. Medical System for the Elderly." Health Care Issues in the United States and Japan. Ed. David A. Wise and Naohiro Yashiro. University of Chicago Press, 2006, 43-68.

Early Retirement.

Wise, David A. "Early Retirement." Oxford Handbook of Pensions and Retirement Income. Ed. Gordon L. Clark, Alicia H. Munnell, and J. Michael Orszag. Oxford University Press, July 2006, 310-335.

Utility Evaluation of Risk in Retirement Saving Accounts.

Poterba, James M., Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. "Utility Evaluation of Risk in Retirement Saving Accounts." Analyses in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Introduction and Summary.

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise. "Introduction and Summary." Social Security Programs and Retirement Around the World: Micro-Estimation. Ed. Jonathan Gruber and David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Introduction.

Wise, David A. "Introduction." Perspectives on the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence.

Poterba, James M., Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise. "The Transition to Personal Accounts and Increasing Retirement Wealth: Macro- and Microevidence." Perspectives on the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look.

Venti, Steven F., and David A. Wise. "Aging and Housing Equity: Another Look." Perspectives on the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2004.

Individual Expenditures and Medical Savings Accounts: Can They Work?

Eichner, Matthew J., Mark B. McClellan, and David A. Wise. "Individual Expenditures and Medical Savings Accounts: Can They Work?" Labor Markets and Firm Benefits Policies in Japan and the United States. Ed. Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data.

Samwick, Andrew A., and David A. Wise. "Option Value Estimation with Health and Retirement Study Data." Labor Markets and Firm Benefits Policies in Japan and the United States. Ed. Seiritsu Ogura, Toshiaki Tachibanaki, and David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Introduction.

Wise, David A. "Introduction." Labor Markets and Firm Benefit Policies in Japan and the United States. Ed. David A. Wise, Seiritsu Ogura, and Toshiaki Tachibanaki. University of Chicago Press, 2003.

Different Approaches to Pension Reform from an Economic Point of View.

Wise, David A., and Jonathan Gruber. "Different Approaches to Pension Reform from an Economic Point of View." Social Security Pension Reform in Europe. Ed. Martin Feldstein and Horst Siebert. University of Chicago Press, 2002.

The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans: A Decomposition Analysis.

Wise, David A., Matthew Eichner, and Mark McClellan. "The Sources of Cost Difference in Health Insurance Plans: A Decomposition Analysis." Frontiers in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2002.

Aging and Housing Equity.

Wise, David A., and Steven F. Venti. "Aging and Housing Equity." Innovations for Financing Retirement. Ed. Zvi Bondie, Brett Hammond, and Olivia S. Mitchell. Pension Research Council and the University of Pennsylvania, 2001.

An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society.

Wise, David A., and Jonathan Gruber. "An International Perspective on Policies for an Aging Society." Policies for An Aging Society: Confronting the Economic and Political Challenges. Ed. Stuart Altman and David Schactman. Johns Hopkins Press, 2001.

Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement.

Wise, David A., and Steven F. Venti. "Choice, Chance, and Wealth Dispersion at Retirement." Issues in Aging in the United States and Japan. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation.

Wise, David A., James Poterba, and Steven Venti. "Pre-Retirement Cashouts and Foregone Retirement Saving: Implications for 401(k) Asset Accumulation." Themes in the Economics of Aging. Ed. David A. Wise. University of Chicago Press, 2001.

Social Security, Retirement Incentives, and Retirement Behavior: An International Perspective.

Gruber, Jonathan, and David A. Wise. "Social Security, Retirement Incentives, and Retirement Behavior: An International Perspective." Demographic Change and Fiscal Policy. Ed. Alan J. Auerbach and Ronald D. Lee. Cambridge University Press, 2001, 159-190.