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About Laurence @Kotlikoff

Laurence Kotlikoff is a William Fairfield Warren Professor at Boston University, a Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society, a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, President of Economic Security Planning, Inc., a company specializing in financial planning software, and the Director of the Fiscal Analysis Center. Kotlikoff's columns and blogs have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Bloomberg, Forbes, Vox, The Economist, Yahoo.com, Huffington Post and other major publications.

Laurence’s Recent Stories

Economy Jun 03

Can You Take More Than One Social Security Benefit at a Time?

Photo courtesy of Jim McGuire via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's Social Security original 34 "secrets", his additional secrets, his Social Security "mistakes" and his Social Security gotchas have prompted so many of you to write in…

Economy May 29

Kotlikoff on ‘The Real Problem with Reinhart/Rogoff’

Harvard economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: The post before this one featured some discussion of the big flap in the econosphere over the work of Harvard professors Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen…

Economy May 29

Kotlikoff on ‘The Real Problem with Reinhart/Rogoff’

By Larry Kotlikoff Harvard economists Kenneth Rogoff and Carmen Reinhart. Still from PBS NewsHour footage. Paul Solman: The post before this one featured some discussion of the big flap in the econosphere over the work of Harvard professors Kenneth…

Economy May 27

The Perils of Taking Your Social Security Benefits Too Early

Photo of the Social Security Administration in Oakland, Calif., by flickr user dumbeast *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted so many of…

Economy May 27

The Perils of Taking Your Social Security Benefits Too Early

By Larry Kotlikoff Photo of the Social Security Administration in Oakland, Calif., by flickr user dumbeast *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34 "secrets"](http://www.pbs.org/ newshour/businessdesk/2012/07/social-security-secrets-you-ne.html), his [**additional secrets**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/on-the-qt-a-few-more- social-se.html), his Social Security ["mistakes"](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/08/11-social-security-mistakes-pe.html) and his [**Social Security gotchas**](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/businessdesk/2012/09/ten-of-the-worst-social- security-gotchas.html) have prompted…

Economy May 20

What About Social Security Benefits for Singles and the Divorced?

Fifty-two percent of women over 60 aren't married and nearly 70 percent of those over 75. What Social Security benefits are they entitled to? And what about single or divorced men? Photo by Jim McGuire via Getty Images. Larry Kotlikoff's…

Economy May 20

What About Social Security Benefits for Singles and the Divorced?

By Larry Kotlikoff Fifty-two percent of women over 60 aren't married and nearly 70 percent of those over 75. What Social Security benefits are they entitled to? And what about single or divorced men? Photo by Jim McGuire via Getty…

Economy May 13

Will Social Security Benefits Increase This Year? By How Much?

If Social Security benefits increase, will they rise enough to give beneficiaries more money in hand? Expert Larry Kotlikoff answers this question, along with others from readers. Photo by Flickr user 401(K) 2012. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social Security original 34…

Economy May 13

Will Social Security Benefits Increase This Year? By How Much?

By Larry Kotlikoff If Social Security benefits increase, will they rise enough to give beneficiaries more money in hand? Expert Larry Kotlikoff answers this question, along with others from readers. Photo by Flickr user 401(K) 2012. *Larry Kotlikoff's [Social…

Economy May 06

How Underfunded is Social Security and How Might It Be Fixed?

Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff makes the case that the program is $220 trillion in the hole. Counter-expert Alicia Munnell disagrees, and shows how little it would take to fill the hole. Photo by Flickr user Fabricator of Useless Articles/Creative…

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