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Andrew A. Samwick

Professor of Economics
Director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center

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Departments and Programs

  • Economics

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Contact Information

Email: andrew.samwick@dartmouth.edu
Phone: 603-646-2893
Office: 6106 Rockefeller Hall

Education

A.B. Harvard College; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Areas of Expertise

Finance; pensions and saving; taxation and portfolio choice; Social Security Reform

Selected Works

  • "Disability Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance," Health at Older Ages: The Causes and Consequences of Declining Disability Among the Elderly, D M Cutler and D A Wise (eds.), (2009) 295-336.
  • "Empire-Builders and Shirkers: Investment, Firm-Performance, and Managerial Incentives," with R K Aggarwall, Journal of Corporate Finance, 12:3 (2006) 489-515.
  • "Saving for Retirement: Understanding the Importance of Heterogeneity," Business Economics, 41 (2006) 21-27.
  • "The Effects of Social Security Reform on Private Pensions," in Private Pensions and Public Policies, W G Gale, J B Shoven, and M J Warshawsky (eds.), (2004) 189-213.
  • "How Will 401(k) Plans Affect Retirement Income?" with J Skinner, American Economic Review, 94 (2004) 329-343.
  • "Performance Incentives Within Firms: The Effects of Managerial Responsibility," with R Aggarwal, Journal of Finance, 58 (2003) 1613-1649.

Current Projects

"Value Creation and Value Reallocation in Mergers and Acquisitions;" "The Announcement and Long-term Effects of Hiring a Management Consulting Firm"