James M. Poterba

James M. Poterba is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). He is also the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-profit research organization. Since 2006, he has been a trustee of TIAA-CREF.

Research interests include how taxation affects the economic decisions of households and firms. His recent work has emphasized the effect of taxation on the financial behavior of households, particularly their saving and portfolio decisions. He has been especially interested in the analysis of tax-deferred retirement saving programs such as 401(k) plans and in the role of annuities in financing retirement consumption.

Poterba was awarded the NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing in 1999. He was honored "for his influential and comprehensive review of factors determining the savings of individuals over their lifetimes and the private accumulation of wealth for retirement."

Papers
Poterba has authored/co-authored over 130 papers. The following papers are the most cited, ranked from most to least cited.

Books
Poterba has co-edited two books.


 * ISBN 978-0262025096
 * ISBN 978-0226676234