Andrew A. Samwick

Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

Professor of Economics

Hanover, NH 03755

United States

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~samwick

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1.

The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation - a Reply

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Oct 2002
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Principal-agent Problem, Incentives, Risk, Insurance

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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Feb 2001
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Why Do Managers Diversify Their Firms? Agency Reconsidered

Posted: 06 Sep 2003
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Effects of Income Tax Changes on Economic Growth

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 12 Sep 2014
William G. Gale and Andrew A. Samwick
Brookings Institution and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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income tax, economic growth

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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 26 Jan 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: the Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

NBER Working Paper No. w6634
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2010
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Other Side of the Tradeoff: The Impact of Risk on Executive Compensation

Posted: 03 Aug 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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How Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?

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How Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 13 Jun 1998
Andrew A. Samwick and Jonathan S. Skinner
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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How Will Defined Contribution Pension Plans Affect Retirement Income?

NBER Working Paper No. w6645
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2010
Andrew A. Samwick and Jonathan S. Skinner
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Announcement and Long-Term Effects of Hiring a Management Consulting Firm

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Aug 2003
Andrew A. Samwick and Ajay Prakash
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College
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Consultant, Event study, Multifactor model

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Social Security Reform in the United States

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Jun 2000
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Social Security, Individual Accounts, Personal Retirement Accounts

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The Effects of Social Security Reform on Private Pensions

SIEPR Policy Research Paper No. 00-17
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 14 Feb 2001
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Household Portfolio Allocation Over the Life Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w6185
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 06 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 18 Apr 2008
James M. Poterba and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm Performance, and Managerial Incentives

NBER Working Paper No. w7335
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2010
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Stock Ownership Patterns, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 04 Jul 2004
James M. Poterba and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

NBER Working Paper No. w7334
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2010
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

Posted: 07 Apr 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Performance Incentives within Firms: The Effect of Managerial Responsibility

Posted: 03 Nov 2003
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Potential Paths of Social Security Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w8592
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 24 Oct 2010
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w5648
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 13 Dec 2010
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 11 Dec 1996
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Executive Compensation, Strategic Competition, and Relative Performance Evaluation: Theory and Evidence

Posted: 04 Sep 1998
Rajesh K. Aggarwal and Andrew A. Samwick
Northeastern University and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Taxation and Household Portfolio Composition: U.S. Evidence from the 1980s and 1990s

NBER Working Paper No. w7392
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 28 Feb 2000 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2010
James M. Poterba and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study

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Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study

NBER Working Paper No. w5912
Number of pages: 129 Posted: 16 Oct 1999 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2010
Alan L. Gustman, Olivia S. Mitchell, Andrew A. Samwick and Thomas L. Steinmeier
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Texas Tech University - Department of Economics and Geography
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Pension and Social Security Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study

Wealth, Work, and Health, 1999
Posted: 16 Oct 1999
Alan L. Gustman, Olivia S. Mitchell, Andrew A. Samwick and Thomas L. Steinmeier
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School, Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Texas Tech University - Department of Economics and Geography

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The Transition Path in Privatizing Social Security

NBER Working Paper No. w5761
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 03 Dec 1996 Last Revised: 16 May 2000
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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How Important is Precautionary Saving?

NBER Working Paper No. w5194
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
Christopher D. Carroll and Andrew A. Samwick
Johns Hopkins University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance

NBER Working Paper No. w11605
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 01 Nov 2005 Last Revised: 18 Sep 2010
Amitabh Chandra and Andrew A. Samwick
Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Allocating Payroll Tax Revenue to Personal Retirement Accounts to Maintain Social Security Benefits and the Payroll Tax Rate

NBER Working Paper No. w7767
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 17 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2014
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Tax Shelters and Passive Losses after the Tax Reform Act of 1986

NBER Working Paper No. w5171
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 30 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 01 Sep 2010
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Discount Rate Heterogeneity and Social Security Reform

NBER Working Paper No. w6219
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 21 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2010
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Nature of Precautionary Wealth

NBER Working Paper No. w5193
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2010
Christopher D. Carroll and Andrew A. Samwick
Johns Hopkins University - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Changing Progressivity as a Means of Risk Protection in Investment-Based Social Security

NBER Working Paper No. w13059
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2010
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Maintaining Social Security Benefits and Tax Rates Through Personal Retirement Accounts: An Update Based on the 1998 Social Security Trustees Report

NBER Working Paper No. w6540
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 25 Jul 2000
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Economics of Prefunding Social Security and Medicare Benefits

NBER Working Paper No. w6055
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 05 Oct 2010
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement

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New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement

NBER Working Paper No. w6534
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 14 Aug 2012
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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New Evidence on Pensions, Social Security, and the Timing of Retirement

Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 70, November 1998
Posted: 18 May 1999
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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Tax Reform and Target Savings

NBER Working Paper No. w6640
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 21 Sep 1998 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2010
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Abandoning the Nest Egg? 401(K) Plans and Inadequate Pension Saving

NBER Working Paper No. w5568
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 05 Nov 1996 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2010
Andrew A. Samwick and Jonathan S. Skinner
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Transition to Investment-Based Social Security When Portfolio Returns and Capital Profitability are Uncertain

NBER Working Paper No. w7016
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 27 Mar 1999 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2010
Martin S. Feldstein, Elena Ranguelova and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased), Investcorp and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Social Security Rules and Marginal Tax Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w3962
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 02 May 2011
Martin S. Feldstein and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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The Welfare Cost of Perceived Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from Social Security

NBER Working Paper No. w21818
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Dec 2015
Erzo F. P. Luttmer and Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Donating the Voucher: An Alternative Tax Treatment of Private School Enrollment

NBER Working Paper No. w18525
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 11 Nov 2012
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Means-Testing Federal Health Entitlement Benefits

NBER Working Paper No. w23990
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Andrew A. Samwick
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics
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Stock Ownership Patters, Stock Market Fluctuations, and Consumption

MIT Dept. of Economics Working Paper No. 96-2
Posted: 19 Nov 1998
James M. Poterba and Andrew A. Samwick
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Dartmouth College - Department of Economics

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