Schedule L
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Transactions with Interested Persons
MediumBullet Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, lines 25a, 25b, 26, 27, 28a, 28b, or 28c, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a or 40b.
MediumBullet Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
MediumBulletInformation about Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2016
Open to Public Inspection
Name of the organization
NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH INC
Employer identification number

13-1641075
Part I
Excess Benefit Transactions (section 501(c)(3), section 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations only).
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 25a or 25b, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 40b.
1(a) Name of disqualified person (b) Relationship between disqualified person and organization (c) Description of transaction (d) Corrected?
Yes No
2
Enter the amount of tax incurred by organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under section 4958. ........................... Bullet Image$
 
3
Enter the amount of tax, if any, on line 2, above, reimbursed by the organization ........ Bullet Image$
 

Part II
Loans to and/or From Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 38a, or Form 990, Part IV, line 26; or if the organization reported an amount on Form 990, Part X, line 5, 6, or 22
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship with organization (c) Purpose of loan (d) Loan to or from the organization? (e)Original principal amount (f)Balance due (g) In default? (h) Approved by board or committee? (i)Written agreement?
To From Yes No Yes No Yes No
Total ...............Small Bullet $  
Part III
Grants or Assistance Benefiting Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 27.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of assistance (d) Type of assistance (e) Purpose of assistance
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 50056A
Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part IV
Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons.
Complete if the organization answered "Yes" on Form 990, Part IV, line 28a, 28b, or 28c.
(a) Name of interested person (b) Relationship between interested person and the organization (c) Amount of transaction (d) Description of transaction (e) Sharing of organization's revenues?
Yes No
(1) JAMES M POTERBA OFFICER & DIRECTOR 192,692 FEES PAID TO ONE OF NBER'S PENSION PROVIDERS, TIAA, FOR WHOM MR. POTERBA IS A TRUSTEE. 403B PENSION FEES OF $110,908 ARE FOR THE PLAN YEAR ENDED 12-31-2016, AND 401A PENSION FEES OF $81,784 ARE FOR THE PLAN YEAR ENDED 06-30-2017. MR. POTERBA RECUSES HIMSELF FROM ALL DECISIONS REGARDING PENSION PLAN PROVIDERS.   No
(2) MARTIN GRUBER DIRECTOR 96,677 WAGES AND BENEFITS PAID TO JONATHAN GRUBER, MR. GRUBER'S SON, WHO IS AN NBER RESEARCHER AND THE DIRECTOR OF THE NBER'S HEALTH CARE PROGRAM. JONATHAN GRUBER RECEIVED $25,600 FOR HIS DUTIES AS AN NBER PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND $71,077 FOR WORK PERFORMED AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ON RESEARCH GRANTS ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE NBER.   No
Part V
Supplemental Information
Provide additional information for responses to questions on Schedule L (see instructions).
Return Reference Explanation
Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016


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