Laurence Kotlikoff
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Laurence J. Kotlikoff (b. January 30, 1951) is a professor of economics at Boston University. He is a leading scholar on the generational accounting of social security. He has written that the economic future is bleak for the United States without tax reform, health care reform, and Social Security reform.[1] Kotlikoff is a supporter of the FairTax proposal, contributing to research of plan's effects and the required rate for revenue neutrality.[2]
[edit] Publications
- Laurence J. Kotlikoff, 1987, “social security," The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics, v. 4, pp. 413-18. Stockton Press
- _____, 1992, Generational Accounting, The Free Press
- _____, 2006, "Is the United States Bankrupt?," Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, July/August, 88(4), pp. 235-49.
- ______, October 22, 2006. "Drifting to Future Bankruptcy." The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns, 2004. The Coming Generational Storm, MIT Press.
[edit] Notes
- ^ The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about America’s Economic Future
- ^ Kotlikoff, Laurence (2005-03-07). The Case for the 'FairTax'. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2006-07-23.