Rate Professor James Poterba

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Oxford University; A.B., Harvard University.

Research Interests: Public finance, taxation, retirement economics.

Appointments: Mitsui Professor of Economics, Department of Economics.

Awards: President, National Bureau of Economic Research.

Publications: 'Tax Policy and the Economy' (NBER, annual series).

Additional Contributions: Advises on U.S. tax policy reforms.