Victor Yifan Ye

Articles and Media

Columns written for a general audience, and press coverage of my research.

Articles and columns

  1. 2024

    Inflation’s Fiscal Impact on U.S. Households

    VoxEU, with David Altig, Alan Auerbach, Erin Eidschun, and Laurence Kotlikoff

  2. 2022

    Are US retirees foregoing large sums of Social Security benefits?

    The Hill, with David Altig and Laurence Kotlikoff

  3. 2021

    La robotisation est globalement positive… mais pas pour tout le monde

    Atlantico, with Seth G. Benzell · In French

  4. 2021

    Simulating the future of global automation, its consequences, and evaluating policy options

    VoxEU, with Seth G. Benzell

  5. 2021

    A Pareto-improving UBI for Global Automation

    Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, with Seth G. Benzell

Media mentions

  1. 2026
    Suze Orman calls out a Social Security claiming risk for retirees TheStreet
  2. 2025
    Statistics Say: This Is the Best Age to Claim Social Security The Motley Fool
  3. 2024
    Americans Are Paying a Hidden Tax Barron’s
  4. 2024
    Inflation Is Already Soaking the Rich 1%, New Research Shows Forbes
  5. 2024
    Americans Pay a Hidden Tax Called Sticky Inflation The United Business Journal
  6. 2023
    The High Price Retirees Pay for Collecting Social Security Too Early The Wall Street Journal
  7. 2023
    This 1 Move Could Boost Your Social Security Benefits by 76% The Motley Fool
  8. 2023
    Just 10% plan to wait until age 70 to claim Social Security, survey finds. Why experts say it’s often best to delay CNBC
  9. 2023
    Why I Plan to Wait Until Age 70 to Claim Social Security – and You Probably Should, Too Nasdaq
  10. 2023
    Wait until age 70 to claim Social Security: ‘The return on being patient is huge,’ says economists CNBC
  11. 2022
    Americans Give Up $182,000 by Claiming Social Security Too Early, Finds Study Barron’s
  12. 2022
    Why the 21st Century Might Be the Indian Century (but Could Still Be Another American Century) American Enterprise Institute
  13. 2022
    Who’s going to be the next world’s economic power? MarketWatch
  14. 2022
    Social Security recipients are missing out on $182,000 by claiming too early, study finds MarketWatch
  15. 2022
    Which Economies Are Set to Be the World’s Top 2 Economies – India or China? Inventiva
  16. 2022
    Will China and India Become the World’s Top Economies? It Depends Forbes
  17. 2022
    The US is a waning economic superpower. When will policymakers realize it? The Hill
  18. 2020
    Welfare Cliffs Exist — Concludes Team of Economists Georgia Center for Opportunity
  19. 2020
    Tax Burden Equal to 70 Percent Rate Crushes Americans Unable to Pay Bloomberg
  20. 2020
    Unrigging the Poverty Trap The Wall Street Journal
  21. 2020
    New Research Revives Debate Over a Poverty Trap Niskanen Center
  22. 2019
    Trump’s tax reform appears to be giving more money back to Republican ‘red’ states MarketWatch
  23. 2019
    Your tax refund probably wasn’t much different than last year’s. Here’s why. PBS NewsHour
  24. 2019
    Trump tax cuts helped rich people in GOP states more than in Democrat states CNBC