Laurence J. Kotlikoff

Laurence Kotlikoff

@kotlikoff.bsky.social

Professor of Economics at Boston University, Host of Economics Matters Podcast, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, and President of MaxiFi .. more

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Laurence Jacob Kotlikoff is an American economist who has served as a professor of economics at Boston University since 1984. A specialist in macroeconomics and public finance, he has contributed to a range of fields, including climate change and carbon taxation, the global macroeconomic transition and the future of economic power, inequality, fiscal progressivity, economic guides to personal financial behavior, banking reform, marginal taxation and labor supply, healthcare reform, and social security. He is the author of over 20 books, and his scholarly articles have been published in a range of journals, including the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. .. more

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 14h

Is Wall Street living up to the SEC’s promise of protecting retail investors? Maybe not. This piece looks at the gap between regulation and reality—and what’s still broken in how markets serve everyday investors. https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/is-wall-street-meeting-the-secs-retail

Is Wall Street Meeting the SEC's Retail Investor's Best Interest Rule -- Reg BI?

This is the Question the SEC and FINRA Should Be Asking.

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 2d

With more than 400 columns and counting, there’s now a single place to explore decades of ideas, analysis, and economic thinking. If you’ve ever wondered where to start—or want to revisit old favorites—here it is...https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/how-to-view-my-now-402-columns-and

How to View My Now 402 Columns and Podcasts

With, I Pray, All Typos Fixed. Just go to https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/archive!

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 4d

With the leading ten AI companies comprising one third of the value of the S&P and none showing a profit plus the threat they pose to our jobs, let alone humanity, we best keep careful track of the industry. https://ow.ly/s0PH50XnWog

Seth Benzell is Back to Update Us on All things AI

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 5d

Is Steve Laffey America’s last real conservative—or simply one of the few still willing to speak candidly? This conversation digs deep into policy, politics, and the courage it takes to go against the grain. https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/is-steve-laffey-americas-last-real

Is Steve Laffey America's Last Real Republican? Steve's Back to Survey the Wreckage of the Trump Presidency.

Steve Laffey is a true American rages-to-riches success story.

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 6d

Think you’re financially savvy? 🧩
The latest Financial Riddler challenges your intuition about saving, spending, and risk. A short brain workout that might just change how you think about money. https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/the-financial-riddler-10-28-25

The Financial Riddler 10-28-25

Don't Be Embarrassed. Only Your Mother Thinks You're a Financial Genius.

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 11d

Orlando's research sets us straight. Share this podcast with everyone—blue, red, or purple. Our freedoms are eroding daily. Don’t take "The Land of the Free and the Brave" for granted! https://larrykotlikoff.substack.com/p/harvards-brilliant-sociologist-orlando

Harvard's Brilliant Sociologist, Orlando Patterson, Discusses The Paradox of Freedom -- The Freedom to Be Free vs the Freedom to Enslave -- and Whether We Are Now Flipping from the Former to the Latte

Orlando Patterson is simply mesmerizing.

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 13d

New Budget Numbers Again Reveal Unsustainable Debt & Abandonment Of Working Families
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Great article by Gene Steuerle!

New Budget Numbers Again Reveal Unsustainable Debt & Abandonment Of Working Families

Attacking the weak is not a solution

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Laurence Kotlikoff @kotlikoff.bsky.social · 17d

Fred is back to help us hedge our bets during this unprecedented upheaval. We don’t need crazy to go crazy. Fred is pure shelter from the storm - real and imagined. https://ow.ly/t1VL50Xh7W0