Stephen P. Zeldes

Columbia University - Columbia Business School

Frank R. Lautenberg Professor of Economics and Public Policy

665 West 130th Street

Kravis 548, Economics Division

New York, NY 10027

United States

http://business.columbia.edu/szeldes

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Cost Saving and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans

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Cost Saving and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 16-4, Stanford University Graduate School of Business Research Paper No. 16-4
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 22 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 18 May 2020
Joshua D. Rauh, Irina Stefanescu and Stephen P. Zeldes
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Pensions, Pension freezes, Pension cost, Retirement, Labor compensation, Firm value

Cost Saving and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans

NBER Working Paper No. w27251
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 02 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Joshua D. Rauh, Irina Stefanescu and Stephen P. Zeldes
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Social Security Money's Worth

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Social Security Money's Worth

Columbia Business School, PaineWebber Working Paper No. PW-98-05
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 04 Feb 1999
John Geanakoplos, Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University, and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Social Security Money's Worth

NBER Working Paper No. w6722
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 11 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 14 Nov 2022
John Geanakoplos, Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University, and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Cost Shifting and the Freezing of Corporate Pension Plans

FEDS Working Paper No. 2013-82
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 23 Nov 2013
Joshua D. Rauh, Irina Stefanescu and Stephen P. Zeldes
Stanford Graduate School of Business, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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defined benefit plans, pension freezes, pension cost, labor cost, firm value, benefit accruals

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Would a Privatized Social Security System Really Pay a Higher Rate of Return?

Columbia Business School, PaineWebber Working Paper No. PW-98-03
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 16 Feb 1999
John Geanakoplos, Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University, and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Should the Government Be Paying Investment Fees on $3 Trillion of Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets?

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Should the Government Be Paying Investment Fees on $3 Trillion of Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets?

Number of pages: 67 Posted: 02 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2023
Mattia Landoni and Stephen P. Zeldes
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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asset management, fees, taxes, retirement savings

Should the Government Be Paying Investment Fees on $3 Trillion of Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets?

NBER Working Paper No. w26700
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 28 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 16 Jun 2023
Mattia Landoni and Stephen P. Zeldes
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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How Should Public Pension Plans Invest?

American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, Vol. 99, No. 2, pp. 527-532, 2009 , Columbia Business School Research Paper
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 30 Oct 2011
Deborah J. Lucas and Stephen P. Zeldes
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Do the Rich Save More?

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Do the Rich Save More?

NBER Working Paper No. w7906
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 16 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2022
Karen E. Dynan, Jonathan S. Skinner and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Do the Rich Save More?

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 112, pp. 397-444, April 2004
Posted: 08 Mar 2004
Karen E. Dynan, Jonathan S. Skinner and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School

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Would a Privatized Social Security System Really Pay a Higher Rate of Return

NBER Working Paper No. w6713
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 10 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2022
John Geanakoplos, Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University, and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Market Valuation of Accrued Social Security Benefits

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Market Valuation of Accrued Social Security Benefits

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1711
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 29 Jun 2009
John Geanakoplos and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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social security, market value, risk adjustment, actuarial value, wage bonds, unfunded obligations

Market Valuation of Accrued Social Security Benefits

NBER Working Paper No. w15170
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
John Geanakoplos and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Reforming Social Security with Progressive Personal Accounts

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Reforming Social Security with Progressive Personal Accounts

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 1664
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 28 May 2008
John Geanakoplos and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Social Security, Personal accounts, Risk-sharing

Reforming Social Security with Progressive Personal Accounts

NBER Working Paper No. w13979
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 12 May 2008 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2022
John Geanakoplos and Stephen P. Zeldes
Yale University and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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The Consumption of Stockholders and Non-Stockholders

NBER Working Paper No. w3402
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 21 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
N. Gregory Mankiw and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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"Social Security Privatization: A Structure for Analysis"

NBER Working Paper No. w5512
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 13 Jun 1998 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2022
Olivia S. Mitchell and Stephen P. Zeldes
and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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The Importance of Precautionary Motives in Explaining Individual and Aggregate Saving

NBER Working Paper No. w4516
Number of pages: 107 Posted: 19 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2022
R. Glenn Hubbard, Jonathan S. Skinner and Stephen P. Zeldes
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Precautionary Saving and Social Insurance

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Precautionary Saving and Social Insurance

NBER Working Paper No. w4884
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 07 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2022
R. Glenn Hubbard, Jonathan S. Skinner and Stephen P. Zeldes
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Precautionary Saving and Social Insurance

Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Paper No. 3-95
Posted: 13 Sep 1999
R. Glenn Hubbard, Jonathan S. Skinner and Stephen P. Zeldes
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School

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Ricardian Consumers with Keynesian Propensities

NBER Working Paper No. w1400
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 01 May 2022
Robert Barsky, N. Gregory Mankiw and Stephen P. Zeldes
Research Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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What Makes Annuitization More Appealing?

NBER Working Paper No. w18575
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2023
John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University - Business School (HBS), Yale School of Management, Harvard University - Department of Economics, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories

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Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories

NBER Working Paper No. w2360
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 06 Apr 2007
Stephen P. Zeldes and Jeffrey A. Miron
Columbia University - Columbia Business School and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories

NBER Working Paper No. w2360
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 13 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2022
Jeffrey A. Miron and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Production, Sales, and the Change in Inventories: an Identity that Doesn't Add Up

NBER Working Paper No. w2765
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 27 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 24 Jul 2022
Jeffrey A. Miron and Stephen P. Zeldes
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Dynamic Efficiency in the Gifts Economy

NBER Working Paper No. w4318
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Stephen A. O'Connell and Stephen P. Zeldes
Swarthmore College - Economics Department and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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Reducing Inflation in Argentina: Mission Impossible?

Posted: 27 Dec 2005
Fernando Alvarez and Stephen P. Zeldes
University of Chicago - Department of Economics and Columbia University - Columbia Business School

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Argentina, inflation, hyperinflation, currency board, budget deficits, financial crisis, exchange rate

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Portfolio Choice in Retirement Accounts: An Analysis of Longitudinal Data from Tiaa-Cref

TIAA-CREF Working Paper
Posted: 26 Nov 2001
John Ameriks and Stephen P. Zeldes
The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Columbia University - Columbia Business School

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How Do Household Portfolio Shares Vary with Age?

TIAA-CREF Working Paper
Posted: 26 Nov 2001
John Ameriks and Stephen P. Zeldes
The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Columbia University - Columbia Business School

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Internet Appendix to 'Should the Government Be Paying Investment Fees on $3 Trillion of Tax-Deferred Retirement Assets?'

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 14 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2023
Mattia Landoni and Stephen P. Zeldes
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Columbia University - Columbia Business School
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asset management, fees, taxes, retirement savings