Research AssociateMassachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
James is the Mitsui Professor of Economics at MIT and the President of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on how taxation affects the economic decisions of households and firms, particularly those involving saving and portfolio behaviour.
In 2014 he received the Daniel M. Holland Medal from the National Tax Association for the study and practice of public finance.
Education
PhD Economics, University of Oxford, 1983
MPhil Economics, University of Oxford, 1982
BA (Summa Cum Laude) Economics, Harvard College, 1980
The growing importance of defined contribution pension arrangements has drawn increased attention to the means by which retired people draw down their assets.
