MICHAEL J. BOSKIN
T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics

Ph.D., M.A., A.B. University of California, Berkeley.

Research Interests: Public finance, macroeconomics, determinants of economic growth, applied economic theory, applied econometrics, economic measurement.

Current Research: Determinants of long run economic growth; determinants of saving behavior (especially effects of demography); economic problems and behavior of the elderly; tax and public expenditure theory and applications; improved measurement and interpretation of government activity in national income accounts and government budgets; improved measurement of economic activity.

Representative Recent Publications: (1) "Consumer Prices, the Consumer Price Index and the Cost of Living,” Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998; (2) “Measuring Economic Performance: Progress and Challenges,” American Economic Review, May 2000; (3) “Generalized Slow Neutral Technical Progress and Postwar Economic Growth” (with L. J. Lau), NBER Working Paper No. 8023, Dec. 2000.

Teaching Interests Public finance and taxation, economic policy analysis, macroeconomics.

Cross-Disciplinary Interests: Law; political science.

Professional Affiliations: AEA, National Tax Association.