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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1933 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William G. Gale is affiliated with the Brookings Institution in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics within economics, economics and econometrics, and business management. Gale's work has contributed to areas including fiscal policy, financial literacy, taxation studies, corporate taxation, housing economics, and labor dynamics.

The main fields of study associated with their research include Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Business, Management and Accounting. Subfields cover Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Demography, Gender Studies, and General Health Professions.

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Taxation and Compliance Studies
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
  • Housing Market and Economics
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics

Recent papers authored or co-authored by William G. Gale include:

  • "Retirement Tontines: Using a Classical Finance Mechanism as an Alternative Source of Retirement Income," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Effects of COVID-19 on Federal, State, and Local Government Budgets," 2020, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • "A Retirement Dashboard for the United States," 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act: Searching for Supply-Side Effects," 2021, National Tax Journal
  • "Public Finance and Racism," 2021, National Tax Journal

Their frequent co-authors include Alan J. Auerbach, Kyle Pomerleau, David John, Swati Joshi, and Nora Cahill.

William G. Gale's work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • National Tax Journal
  • Tax Policy and the Economy
  • The Journal of Retirement
  • Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Among recognitions listed, William G. Gale has been a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth

    William G. Gale;John Karl Scholz

  • Self-Control and Saving for Retirement

    David I. Laibson;Andrea Repetto;Jeremy Tobacman;Robert E. Hall

  • Artificial Intelligence and Statistics

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  • The Illusory Effects of Saving Incentives on Saving

    Eric M. Engen;William G. Gale;John Karl Scholz

  • Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block

    Esther Duflo;William Gale;Jeffrey Liebman;Peter Orszag

  • The Effects of Pensions on Household Wealth: A Reevaluation of Theory and Evidence

    William G. Gale

  • What Do Cross-Country Studies Teach about Government Involvement, Prosperity, and Economic Growth?

    Joel Slemrod;William G. Gale;William Easterly

  • IRAs and Household Saving

    William G Gale;John Karl Scholz

  • The wealth dynamics of American families, 1984-94

    Erik Hurst;Ming Ching Luoh;Frank P. Stafford;William G. Gale

  • The Adequacy of Household Saving

    Eric Engen;William Gale;Cori Uccello

  • Budget Deficits, National Saving, and Interest Rates

    William G. Gale;Peter R. Orszag

  • THE ADEQUACY OF HOUSEHOLD SAVING

    Eric M. Engen;William G. Gale;Cori E. Uccello

  • Economic Effects of Sustained Budget Deficits

    William G. Gale;Peter R. Orszag

  • The Economic Effects of Long-Term Fiscal Discipline

    William G. Gale

  • The Effects of 401(k) Plans on Household Wealth: Differences Across Earnings Groups

    Eric M. Engen;William Gale

  • New Results on the Effects of Tax Policy on the International Location of Investment

    Michael J. Boskin;William G. Gale

  • Economic Effects of Federal Credit Programs

    William G Gale

  • Do Saving Incentives Work

    Eric M. Engen;William G. Gale;John Karl Scholz;B. Douglas Bernheim

  • Activist Fiscal Policy

    Alan J. Auerbach;William G. Gale;Benjamin H. Harris

  • What are the social benefits of homeownership? Experimental evidence for low-income households

    Gary V. Engelhardt;Michael D. Eriksen;William G. Gale;Gregory B. Mills

  • Perspectives on the Household Saving Rate

    William G. Gale;John Sabelhaus;Robert E. Hall

  • Economic Effects of Fundamental Tax Reform

    William G. Gale

  • Saving Incentives for Low- and Middle-Income Families: Evidence from a Field Experiment with H&R Block

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  • Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth

    William G. Gale;John Karl Scholz

  • The Illusory Effects of Saving Incentives on Saving

    William G. Gale;Eric M. Engen;John Karl Scholz;John Karl Scholz

  • Do Saving Incentives Work

    William G. Gale;Eric M. Engen;John Karl Scholz

  • Brookings-Wharton papers on urban affairs

    William G. Gale;Janet Rothenberg Pack;Gary T. Burtless

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Auerbach
Alan J. Auerbach University of California, Berkeley
Joel Slemrod
Joel Slemrod University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John Karl Scholz
John Karl Scholz University of Oregon
Michael Sherraden
Michael Sherraden Washington University in St. Louis
Emmanuel Saez
Emmanuel Saez University of California, Berkeley
Annamaria Lusardi
Annamaria Lusardi Stanford University
David Laibson
David Laibson Harvard University
Eric F. Johnson
Eric F. Johnson AbbVie (United States)

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