Jonathan Gruber
Professor of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Background
Jonathan Gruber is a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Professor Gruber is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Director of the NBER's Program on Children. His primary research interests include access to health care and health care outcomes; the market for, and the effects of employer-provided health insurance; and the impact of Social Security systems on retirement decisions. Professor Gruber has been with MIT since 1992, with the exception of 1997-98 when he was a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy in the U.S Treasury Department.
Professor Gruber earned his B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.
Research Projects for the Center for Retirement Research
Completed
"Fiscal Effects of Social Security Reform in the United States" (with Courtney Coile), Working Paper, #2003-05, April 2003.
"Health Insurance Coverage and the Disability Insurance Application Decision" (with Jeffrey Kubik), Working Paper, #2002-04, September 2002.
"Social Security and Retirement" (with Courtney Coile), Working Paper, #2000-11, December 2000.
"Does the Social Security Earnings Test Affect Labor Supply AndBenefits Receipt?" (with Peter Orszag), Working Paper, #2000-07, November 2000.
"What to Do About the Social Security Earnings Test?" (with Peter Orszag), Issue in Brief, #1, July 1999.
Selected Publications
- Gruber, Jonathan and David Wise, eds. 1998. Social Security and Retirement Around the World. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Gruber, Jonathan and Aaron Yelowitz. 1999. "Public Health Insurance and Private Savings." Journal of Political Economy 107(6): 1249-1274.
- Gruber, Jonathan and David Wise. 1998. "Social Security and Retirement an International Comparison. American Economic Review 88(2): 158-163.
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