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James M. Poterba

James M. Poterba

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Economics and Finance
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
111
Citations
60052
World Ranking
58
National Ranking
46

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2021 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1988 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

James M. Poterba is affiliated with MIT in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily within the social sciences, including economics, transportation, accounting, demography, and general health professions. The work also addresses several key thematic areas such as global health care issues, energy and environmental policies, transportation planning and optimization, financial literacy, pension and retirement analysis, fiscal policy and economic growth, as well as climate change policy and economics.

Recent publications by James M. Poterba include:

  • "How Regressive Are Mobility-Related User Fees and Gasoline Taxes?" (2023), published in Tax Policy and the Economy
  • "Precautionary Liquidity and Retirement Saving" (2022), published in AEA Papers and Proceedings
  • "Trends in Retirement and Retirement Income Choices by TIAA Participants: 2000-2018" (2023), published in the Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance
  • "Trends in Retirement and Retirement Income Choices by Tiaa Participants: 2000-2018" (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Does Tax Deductibility Increase Retirement Saving? Lessons from a French Natural Experiment" (2025), published in SSRN Electronic Journal

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors including Marie Brière, Edward L. Glaeser, Caitlin Gorback, Jeffrey R. Brown, and David P. Richardson.

James M. Poterba's work appears in several publication venues, with the most frequent being:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Business Economics
  • Tax Policy and the Economy
  • Journal of Pensions Economics and Finance
  • AEA Papers and Proceedings

Their research contributions have been recognized by various awards and honors, including Fellowship of the American Finance Association in 2021, membership in the National Academy of Sciences since 2015, Fellowship of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 1996, and fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Econometric Society dating back to 1988.

Best Publications

  • Investor Diversification and International Equity Markets

    Kenneth French;James Poterba

  • Mean reversion in stock prices: Evidence and Implications

    James M. Poterba;James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Mean reversion in stock prices

    James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • The Persistence of Volatility and Stock Market Fluctuations

    James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • Tax Subsidies to Owner-Occupied Housing: An Asset-Market Approach

    James M. Poterba

  • What moves stock prices

    David M. Cutler;James M. Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • State Responses to Fiscal Crises: The Effects of Budgetary Institutions and Politics

    James M. Poterba

  • Taxation and Housing: Old Questions, New Answers

    James Poterba

  • New Evidence on the Money's Worth of Individual Annuities

    Olivia S. Mitchell;James M. Poterba;Mark J. Warshawsky;Jeffrey R. Brown

  • Stock Market Wealth and Consumption

    James M. Poterba

  • DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC EDUCATION

    James M. Poterba

  • AN AGING SOCIETY: OPPORTUNITY OR CHALLENGE

    David Cutler;James Poterba;L.M. Sheiner;Lawrence Summers

  • House Price Dynamics: The Role of Tax Policy and Demography

    James M Poterba

  • Fiscal Institutions and Fiscal Performance

    James M Poterba;Jürgen von Hagen

  • Adverse Selection in Insurance Markets: Policyholder Evidence from the U.K. Annuity Market

    Amy Finkelstein;James Poterba

  • JOINT LIFE ANNUITIES AND ANNUITY DEMAND BY MARRIED COUPLES

    Jeffrey R. Brown;James M. Poterba

  • DEMOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE AND ASSET RETURNS

    James M. Poterba

  • Speculative Dynamics and the Role of Feedback Traders

    David M. Cutler;James Michael Poterba;Lawrence H. Summers

  • How Retirement Saving Programs Increase Saving

    James M. Poterba;Steven F. Venti;David A. Wise

  • Stock ownership patterns, stock market fluctuations, and consumption

    James M Poterba;Andrew A Samwick

  • Tax Policy and the Economy

    Lawrence H. Summers;David F. Bradford;James Poterba

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Wise
David A. Wise Harvard University
Steven F. Venti
Steven F. Venti Dartmouth College
Lawrence H. Summers
Lawrence H. Summers Harvard University
Jeffrey R. Brown
Jeffrey R. Brown University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Olivia S. Mitchell
Olivia S. Mitchell University of Pennsylvania
Martin Feldstein
Martin Feldstein Harvard University
Julio J. Rotemberg
Julio J. Rotemberg Harvard University
Joshua D. Rauh
Joshua D. Rauh Stanford University
Scott J. Weisbenner
Scott J. Weisbenner University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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