Gary Burtless

Brookings Institution

Senior Fellow in Economic Studies (Emeritus)

1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW

Economic Studies Program

Washington, DC 20036-2188

United States

http://https://www.brookings.edu/experts/gary-burtless/

Boston College - Retirement Research Center

Affiliated Researcher

Fulton Hall 550

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

United States

  • Brookings Institution

    • Email
    • Tel: 202-797-6130
    • Fax: 202-797-6181

  • Boston College - Retirement Research Center

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

35

DOWNLOADS
Rank 13,608

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 13,608

in Total Papers Downloads

7,015

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 12,164

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 12,164

in Total Papers Citations

31

CROSSREF CITATIONS

102

Scholarly Papers (35)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

The Impact of Population Aging and Delayed Retirement on Workforce Productivity

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 06 Jun 2013
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 1,482 (25,361)
Citation 22

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

The Impact of Aging on Financial Markets and the Economy: A Survey

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 18 Jun 2008
Barry Bosworth, Ralph Bryant and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 1,470 (25,671)
Citation 29

Abstract:

Loading...

3.

Pension Reform in the Presence of Financial Market Risk

Downloads 408 (140,491)
Citation 2

Pension Reform in the Presence of Financial Market Risk

Boston College, Center of Retirement Research Working Paper No. 2002-01
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 13 Aug 2002
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution
Downloads 358 (161,289)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

pension reform, financial market risk

Pension Reform in the Presence of Financial Market Risk

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 2002
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Mar 2010
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution
Downloads 50 (756,397)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

4.

The Effects of Social Security Reform on Saving, Investment, and the Level and Distribution of Worker Well-Being

Downloads 404 (142,109)
Citation 1

The Effects of Social Security Reform on Saving, Investment, and the Level and Distribution of Worker Well-Being

Working Paper No. 2000-02
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 15 Jan 2001
Gary Burtless and Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program
Downloads 404 (140,776)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Social Security, retirement

The Effects of Social Security Reform on Saving, Investment, and the Level and Distribution of Worker Well-Being

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 2000
Posted: 09 Mar 2010
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution

Abstract:

Loading...

5.

The Rationale for Fundamental Pension Reform in the Germany and the United States: An Assessment

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 Aug 2001
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 265 (223,063)

Abstract:

Loading...

6.

Lifetime Earnings Patterns, the Distribution of Future Social Security Benefits, and the Impact of Pension Reform

Downloads 206 (284,149)

Lifetime Earnings Patterns, the Distribution of Future Social Security Benefits, and the Impact of Pension Reform

Boston College CRR Working Paper No. 1999-06
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 29 Nov 2000
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and C. Eugene Steuerle
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Urban Institute
Downloads 206 (283,203)
Citation 26

Abstract:

Loading...

Social Security, Retirement, pension

Lifetime Earnings Patterns, the Distribution of Future Social Security Benefits, and the Impact of Pension Reform

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 1999
Posted: 09 Mar 2010
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Eugene Steurele
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and The Urban Institute

Abstract:

Loading...

7.

Social Norms, Rules of Thumb, and Retirement: Evidence for Rationality in Retirement Planning

Center on Social and Economic Dynamics Working Paper No. 37
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Nov 2007
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 205 (285,427)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

8.

Lessons of the Financial Crisis for the Design of National Pension Systems

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2735
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 05 Aug 2009
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 201 (290,598)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

9.

The Earnings and Social Security Contributions of Documented and Undocumented Mexican Immigrants

Boston College Retirement Research Center Working Paper No. 2011-2
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Jan 2011
Gary Burtless and Audrey Singer
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 187 (310,149)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

10.

Risk and Reward of International Investing for U.S. Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence

Downloads 172 (334,229)
Citation 2

Risk and Reward of International Investing for U.S. Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 29 Aug 2013
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 98 (520,777)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Risk and Reward of International Investing for U.S. Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 17 Nov 2008
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 74 (620,872)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

11.

The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income

Downloads 167 (342,849)
Citation 2

The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income

Boston College CRR Working Paper No. 2001-03
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 04 Oct 2001
Gary Burtless, Barry Bosworth and Claudia Sahm
Brookings Institution, Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Independent
Downloads 167 (342,673)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Social Security, Retirement, Pension

The Trend in Lifetime Earnings Inequality and its Impact on the Distribution of Retirement Income

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 2001
Posted: 09 Mar 2010
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Claudia Sahm
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Independent

Abstract:

Loading...

12.

The Rising Age at Retirement in Industrial Countries

Downloads 163 (350,086)

The Rising Age at Retirement in Industrial Countries

CRR Working Paper 2008-6
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 22 Jul 2008
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 163 (349,955)
Citation 7

Abstract:

Loading...

The Rising Age at Retirement in Industrial Countries

Posted: 07 Mar 2010
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution

Abstract:

Loading...

13.

International Investment for Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence on Risk and Returns

Downloads 146 (383,362)

International Investment for Retirement Savers: Historical Evidence on Risk and Returns

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Nov 2008
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 146 (383,815)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Abstract:

Loading...

14.

Recessions, Wealth Destruction, and the Timing of Retirement

Boston College Retirement Research Center Working Paper No. 2010-22
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 04 Dec 2010
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution
Downloads 144 (387,549)
Citation 11

Abstract:

Loading...

15.

Health Care, Health Insurance, and the Relative Income of the Elderly and Nonelderly

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 23 May 2009
Gary Burtless and Pavel Svaton
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 120 (446,358)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

16.

Impact of the Great Recession on Retirement Trends in Industrialized Countries

Boston College Center for Retirement Research Working Paper No. 2013-23
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Dec 2013
Gary Burtless and Barry Bosworth
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program
Downloads 102 (502,622)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

older workers

17.

Sources of Increasing Differential Mortality Among the Aged by Socioeconomic Status

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 25 Jun 2015
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Kan Zhang
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 101 (506,105)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

18.

Do Retired Americans Annuitize Too Little? Trends in the Share of Annuitized Income

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 25 Jun 2015
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Mattan Alalouf
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Department of Economics
Downloads 93 (534,335)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

19.

Cross-National Evidence on the Burden of Age-Related Public Transfers and Health Benefits

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 18 Mar 2009
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 84 (568,927)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

20.

The Shrinking Tax Preference for Pension Savings: An Analysis of Income Tax Changes, 1985-2007

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 16 May 2010
Gary Burtless and Eric J. Toder
Brookings Institution and Urban Institute
Downloads 82 (577,074)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

21.

Modeling Income in the Near Term: Projections of Retirement Income through 2020 for the 1931-60 Birth Cohorts

The Urban Institute, September 1999
Number of pages: 331 Posted: 25 Jan 2013
Eric J. Toder, Cori E. Uccello, John O'Hare, No Name, Caroline E. Ratcliffe, Karen E. Smith, Gary Burtless and Barry Bosworth
Urban Institute, American Academy of Actuaries, The Urban Institute, affiliation not provided to SSRN, The Urban Institute - Labor and Social Policy Center, Urban Institute, Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program
Downloads 78 (594,051)
Citation 27

Abstract:

Loading...

Retirement and Older Americans

22.

How Would Investing in Equities Have Affected the Social Security Trust Fund?

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, WP 2016-6
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Jul 2016
Gary Burtless, Anqi Chen, Wenliang Hou, Alicia H. Munnell and Anthony Webb
Brookings Institution, Boston College - Center for Retirement Research, Boston College - Center for Retirement Research, Boston College - Center for Retirement Research and Boston College - Center for Retirement Research
Downloads 77 (598,291)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

23.

Effects of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Costs on Social Security Taxable Wages

Social Security Bulletin 73(1): 83-108
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 21 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2015
Gary Burtless and Sveta Milusheva
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 75 (607,240)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Employee compensation, Health costs, Money wages

24.

Effects of Employer Health Costs on the Trend and Distribution of Social Security-Taxable Wages

Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Working Paper No. 2012-11
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 13 Apr 2012
Gary Burtless and Sveta Milusheva
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 71 (625,761)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

employer, contributions, health insurance, employee, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, health care costs

25.

Supply-Side Consequences of Social Security Reform: Impacts on Saving and Employment

CRR Working Paper No. 2004-01
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution
Downloads 66 (650,116)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

26.

"Double Dipping": the Combined Effects of Social Security and Civil Service Pensions on Employee Retirement

NBER Working Paper No. w0800
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2022
Gary Burtless and Jerry A. Hausman
Brookings Institution and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
Downloads 63 (665,497)

Abstract:

Loading...

27.

Age Related Health Costs and Job Prospects of Older Workers

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 06 Jun 2022
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 56 (703,392)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

Compensation; Health insurance; Age discrimination

28.

Health Care, Health Insurance, and the Relative Income of the Elderly and Non-Elderly

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 28 Aug 2013
Gary Burtless and Pavel Svaton
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 53 (720,843)

Abstract:

Loading...

29.

Labor Force Dynamics in the Great Recession and Its Aftermath: Implications for Older Workers

CRR WP 2016-1, July 2016
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 20 Jul 2016
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 51 (733,336)

Abstract:

Loading...

30.

Capital Income Flows and the Relative Well-Being of America's Aged Population

Downloads 51 (733,336)

Capital Income Flows and the Relative Well-Being of America's Aged Population

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Nov 2008
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Sarah Anders
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 51 (749,803)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Capital Income Flows and the Relative Well-Being of America's Aged Population

Posted: 08 Mar 2010
Barry Bosworth, Gary Burtless and Sarah Anders
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution

Abstract:

Loading...

31.

Implications of the Bush Commission Reforms for Married Couples

Center for Retirement Research Working Paper No. 2003-03
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Jun 2003
Barry Bosworth, Benjamin J. Keys and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program, The Wharton School - University of Pennsylvania, Real Estate Department and Brookings Institution
Downloads 48 (752,276)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

32.

Growth in Health Consumption and Its Implications for Financing OASDI: An International Perspective

Boston College Center for Retirement Research Working Paper No. 2012-21
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Sep 2012
Barry Bosworth and Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution - Economic Studies Program and Brookings Institution
Downloads 46 (765,465)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

33.

The Age Profile of Income and the Burden of Unfunded Transfers in Four Countries: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Jun 2008
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution
Downloads 43 (786,349)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

34.

Post-War Trends in Labor Income in the Social Security Earnings Records

Number of pages: 53 Posted: 25 Jun 2015
Gary Burtless and Kan Zhang
Brookings Institution and Brookings Institution
Downloads 35 (846,959)

Abstract:

Loading...

35.

Impact of Immigration on the Distribution of American Well-Being

Posted: 03 Mar 2010
Gary Burtless
Brookings Institution

Abstract:

Loading...