Professor Emeritus of Economics, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
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Biography
Dr. Laitner is Director of the University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center. His research falls primarily in the area of economic theory, in particular, factors influencing long-run growth and the distribution of wealth. He also studies Social Security solvency issues and reform options.
Funded Research
Publications
- John P Laitner, Eric French, Alan L. Gustman, Michael D. Hurd, Olivia S. Mitchell, Kathleen J. Mullen, Susan C Barnes. 2020. Social Security Research at the University of Michigan Retirement and Disability Research Center. Social Security Bulletin 80(1):19-29.
- John P Laitner, Daniel Susman Silverman. 2019. Population ageing and tax system efficiency. Live Long and Prosper? The Economics of Ageing Populations :132-135.
- John P Laitner, Daniel Susman Silverman, Dmitriy L Stolyarov. 2018. The Role of Annuitized Wealth in Post-retirement Behavior. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 10(3):71-117.
- John P Laitner, matsushita, Keiichiro , Nishimura, Noriko . 2013. Technological Progress and the Wage Growth of Older Japanese Workers. The Review of Socionetwork Strategies 7(2):65-83.
- John P Laitner, Dmitriy L Stolyarov. 2013. Derivative ideas and the value of intangible assets. International Economic Review 54(1):59-95.
- John P Laitner, Amanda J Sonnega. 2013. Economic Theories of Retirement. The Oxford Handbook of Retirement :136-151.
- John P Laitner, Daniel Susman Silverman. 2012. Consumption, retirement and social security: Evaluating the efficiency of reform that encourages longer careers. Journal of Public Economics 96(7/8):615.
- John P Laitner, Amanda J Sonnega, Burkhauser, R , Gustman, A , Mitchell, O . 2009. Social Security Research at the Michigan Retirement Research Center. Social security bulletin 69(4):51-64.
- Christopher L House, John P Laitner, Dmitriy L Stolyarov. 2008. Valuing lost home production of dual earner couples. International Economic Review 49(2):701-736.
- John P Laitner. 2007. Comment On: David Bloom, David Canning, Rick Mansfield, and Michael Moore's 'Demographic Change, Social Security Systems, and Savings'. Journal of Monetary Economics 54(1):115-117.
- John P Laitner, Daniel Susman Silverman. 2005. Estimating Life-Cycle Parameters from Consumption Behavior at Retirement.
- John P Laitner, Dmitriy L Stolyarov. 2004. Aggregate Returns to Scale and Embodied Technical Change: Theory and Measurement Using Stock Market Data. Journal of Monetary Economics 51(1):191-233.
- John P Laitner. 2003. The Impact of Gifts and Bequests on the Distribution of Wealth: Comment. Death and dollars: The role of gifts and bequests in America :378-381.
- John P Laitner, Dmitriy L Stolyarov. 2003. Technological Change and the Stock Market. American Economic Review 93(4):1240-1267.
- John P Laitner. 2002. Wealth Inequality and Altruistic Bequests. American Economic Review 92(2):270-273.
- John P Laitner, Ohlsson, Henry . 2001. Bequest Motives: A Comparison of Sweden and the United States. Journal of Public Economics 79(1):205-236.
- John P Laitner. 2001. Inequality and Wealth Accumulation: Eliminating the Federal Gift and Estate Tax. Rethinking estate and gift taxation :258-292.
- John P Laitner. 2001. Secular Changes in Wealth Inequality and Inheritance. Economic Journal 111(474):691-721.
- John P Laitner. 2001. A Quantitative Model of the British Industrial Revolution, 1780-1850: A Comment. Carnegie Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy 55(1):111-115.
- John P Laitner. 2000. Social Security Reform and National Wealth. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 102(3):349-371.
- John P Laitner. 2000. Structural Change and Economic Growth. Review of Economic Studies 67(3):545-561.
- John P Laitner. 2000. Earnings within Education Groups and Overall Productivity Growth. Journal of Political Economy 108(4):807-832.
- John P Laitner. 1999. Means-Tested Public Assistance and the Demand for State Lottery Tickets. Review of Economic Dynamics 2(1):273-290.
- John P Laitner. 1997. Intergenerational and Interhousehold Economic Links. Handbook of population and family economics. Volume 1A. :189-238.
- John P Laitner, Juster, F. Thomas. 1996. New Evidence on Altruism: A Study of TIAA-CREF Retirees. American Economic Review 86(4):893-908.
- John P Laitner. 1995. Quantitative Evaluations of Efficient Tax Policies for Lucas' Supply Side Models. Oxford Economic Papers 47(3):471-492.
- John P Laitner. 1995. Quantitative Evaluations of Efficient Tax Policies for Lucasâ Supply Side Models. Oxford Economic Papers 47(3):471-492.
- John P Laitner. 1993. Long-Run Equilibria with Borrowing Constraints and Altruism. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 17(1-2):65-96.
- John P Laitner. 1993. Long-Run Growth and Human Capital. Canadian Journal of Economics 26(4):796-814.
- John P Laitner. 1992. Random Earnings Differences, Lifetime Liquidity Constraints, and Altruistic Intergenerational Transfers. Journal of Economic Theory 58(2):135-170.
- John P Laitner. 1991. Modeling Marital Connections among Family Lines. Journal of Political Economy 99(6):1123-1141.
- John P Laitner. 1990. Tax Changes and Phase Diagrams for an Overlapping Generations Model. Journal of Political Economy 98(1):193-220.
- John P Laitner. 1989. Dynamic Determinacy and the Existence of Sunspot Equilibria. Journal of Economic Theory 47(1):39-50.
- John P Laitner. 1988. Bequests, Gifts, and Social Security. Review of Economic Studies 55(2):275-299.
- John P Laitner. 1987. The Dynamic Analysis of Continuous-Time Life-Cycle Savings Growth. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 11(3):331-357.
- John P Laitner. 1985. Stationary Equilibrium Transition Rules for an Overlapping Generations Model with Uncertainty. Journal of Economic Theory 35(1):83-108.
- John P Laitner, Courant, Paul N., Gramlich, Edward M. 1984. A Dynamic Microeconomic Estimate of the Life-Cycle Model. Retirement and Economic Behavior :279-309.
- John P Laitner. 1984. Transition Time Paths for Overlapping-Generations Models. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 7(2):111-129.
- John P Laitner. 1984. Resource Extraction Costs and Competitive Steady-State Growth. International Economic Review 25(2):297-314.
- John P Laitner. 1982. Monopoly and Long-Run Capital Accumulation. Bell Journal of Economics 13(1):143-157.
- John P Laitner. 1982. The inheritance tax. Michigan's fiscal and economic structure :647.
- John P Laitner. 1982. The Definition of Stability in Models with Perfect Foresight. Journal of Economic Theory 28(2):347-353.
- John P Laitner. 1981. The Steady States of a Stochastic Decentralized Growth Model. Journal of Economic Theory 24(3):377-392.
- John P Laitner. 1981. The Stability of Steady States in Perfect Foresight Models. Econometrica 49(2):319-333.
- John P Laitner. 1980. "Rational" Duopoly Equilibria. Quarterly Journal of Economics 95(4):641-662.
- John P Laitner. 1980. Intergenerational Preference Differences and Optimal National Saving. Journal of Economic Theory 22(1):56-66.
- John P Laitner. 1979. Household Bequest Behaviour and the National Distribution of Wealth. Review of Economic Studies 46(3):467-483.
- John P Laitner. 1979. Household Bequests, Perfect Expectations, and the National Distribution of Wealth. Econometrica 47(5):1175-1193.
- John P Laitner. 1979. Bequests, Golden-age Capital Accumulation and Government Debt. Economica 46(184):403-414.