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Jagadeesh Gokhale
Senior Fellow
Cato senior fellow Jagadeesh Gokhale is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading economists and is an expert on entitlement reform, labor productivity and compensation, U.S. fiscal policy and the impact of fiscal policy on future generations. He works with Cato's Project on Social Security Choice to develop reforms for programs such as Social Security and Medicare. Gokhale served in 2002 as a consultant to the U.S. Department of Treasury and in 2003 as a visiting scholar with the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He was the senior economic adviser to the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 1990 to 2003. His most recent book, Fiscal and Generational Imbalances: New Budget Measures for New Budget Priorities, coauthored with Kent Smetters, drew widespread attention when it was published by AEI after the Bush administration declined to include it in the federal budget document for which it had been commissioned. Gokhale has published several papers in such top-tier journals as the American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, and in publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Gokhale holds a Ph.D. in economics from Boston University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: jgokhale@cato.org
Cato Studies
"The Connection between Wage Growth and Social Security's Financial Condition," Policy Analysis no. 607, December 10, 2007.
"Medicaid's Soaring Cost: Time to Step on the Brakes," Policy Analysis no. 597, July 19, 2007.
"KidSave: Real Problem, Wrong Solution," by Michael D. Tanner and Jagadeesh Gokhale, Policy Analysis no. 562, January 24, 2006.
"Social Security Status Quo versus Reform: What's the Tradeoff?," Social Security Choice Paper no. 35, July 22, 2005.
"Medicare Prescription Drugs: Medical Necessity Meets Fiscal Insanity," by Joseph Antos and Jagadeesh Gokhale, Briefing Paper no. 91, February 9, 2005.
Articles and Newsletters
"Generational Accounting," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition. Forthcoming.
"Wealth, Inheritance and the Estate Tax," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Pamela Villarreal, NCPA Study No. 289, September 21, 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"Long-Term Implications of the Financial Crisis," Cato.org, October 14, 2008
"The Perfect Financial Storm," Cato.org, September 26, 2008
"Bailout-Mania," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Kent Smetters, Forbes.com, September 17, 2008
"McCain-Clinton 2008," by Jerry Taylor and Jagadeesh Gokhale, National Review (Online), May 14, 2008
"The Fed Walks a Tightrope," by Jagadeesh Gokhale and Thomas A. Firey, Washington Post, April 24, 2008
Events
"Medicaid's Soaring Costs: Time to Step on the Brakes," July 19, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"24th Annual Monetary Conference: Federal Reserve Policy in the Face of Crises," November 16, 2006 [Conference]
"The Trouble with Medicaid," September 9, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"A Minority Viewpoint: The Need to Battle Bipartisan Support for Big Government," June 29, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Social Security Reform for Deficit Hawks," May 26, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Mandatory Retirement Age Rules: Is It Time To Re-evaluate?" September 9, 2004
"The Future of Retirement in the United States," January 22, 2004
Multimedia
Jagadeesh Gokhale on a new "New Deal" on NPR affiliate KPCC's "The Pat Morrison Show" November 10, 2008 [Flash Audio, 17:23]
Jagadeesh Gokhale discusses the bailout on Marketplace Radio November 4, 2008 [Flash Audio, 01:30]
Jagadeesh Gokhale discusses the bailout on AP TV September 27, 2008 [Flash Video, 01:29]
"Constructing a Financial Perfect Storm" featuring Jagadeesh Gokhale, September 23, 2008 [Flash Audio, 11:33]
"Unsafe Assumptions About Social Security" featuring Jagadeesh Gokhale, December 27, 2007 [Flash Audio, 10:08]