The Idea:
The Research
Practical Applications
Measuring and Managing Federal Financial Risk
Editor(s): Deborah Lucas
© University of Chicago Press,
April
2010
(forthcoming)
Publication type: Chapter
Professor Zeldes has taught the core “Global Economic Environment” course, a master class on “Macro Investing,” and an elective course “The Future of Retirement Wealth.” His research has examined a wide range of applied issues in macroeconomics and finance, including Social Security reform, the determinants of household saving, participant behavior in and plan design of defined contribution pension plans, measurement of defined-benefit pension liabilities, the effects of government budget deficits, and the relationship between consumer spending and the stock market. His research has been published in leading academic journals.