Thomas F. Cooley

New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

Paganelli-Bull Professor of Economics; Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts & Sciences

44 West Fourth Street, 7-180

Room 7-85

New York, NY 10012

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Computer Research Center

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

34

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Scholarly Papers (34)

1.

Manufacturing Tail Risk: A Perspective on the Financial Crisis of 2007-09

Foundations and Trends in Finance, Vol. 4, 2010
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 25 Feb 2010
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Systemic risk, Capital requirements, Regulatory arbitrage, Moral hazard, Too big to fail, Government guarantees, Originate and distribute, Global Imbalances, Greenspan put

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Market Failures and Regulatory Failures: Lessons from Past and Present Financial Crises

ADBI Working Paper No. 264
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Feb 2011
New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Finance, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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global financial crisis, LTCM, market failures, regulation, emerging markets

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Executive Compensation: Facts

FEEM Working Paper No. 89.2010
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Aug 2010
Gian Luca Clementi and Thomas F. Cooley
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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CEO, Pay–Performance Sensitivity, Stock, Options

Executive Compensation: Facts

NBER Working Paper No. w15426
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 25 Feb 2023
Gian Luca Clementi and Thomas F. Cooley
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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The Demographic Deficit

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 13 Nov 2017 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2018
Thomas F. Cooley and Espen Henriksen
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Department of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School
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mortality, fertility, life-cycle saving, growth accounting

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Financial Markets and Firm Dynamics

NYU Working Paper No. S-MF-99-09
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Nov 2008
Thomas F. Cooley and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Financial Markets and Firm Dynamics

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 98-01
Posted: 17 Sep 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department

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Demographic Obstacles to European Growth

NYU Stern School of Business
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 25 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Thomas F. Cooley, Espen Henriksen and Charlie Nusbaum
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics
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economic growth, life-cycle labor supply and savings, ageing, mortality, fertility

Demographic Obstacles to European Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w26503
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 02 Jun 2023
Thomas F. Cooley, Espen Henriksen and Charlie Nusbaum
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School and University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics
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Aggregate Consequences of Limited Contract Enforceability

UPF Economics and Business Working Paper 843
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 30 Nov 2005
Thomas F. Cooley, Vincenzo Quadrini and Ramon Marimon
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department and Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI)
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Innovation, Enforcement, Aggregate fluctuations, Development, Financing Innovation

Aggregate Consequences of Limited Contract Enforceability

NBER Working Paper No. w10132
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2022
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI) and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Aggregate Consequences of Limited Contract Enforceability

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 19 Jan 2004
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI) and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Aggregate Consequences of Limited Contract Enforceability

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 112, pp. 817-847, August 2004
Posted: 08 Jul 2004
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI) and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department

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The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3731
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 06 Oct 2008
Elizabeth M. Caucutt, Thomas F. Cooley and Nezih Guner
University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Charles III University of Madrid
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social security, political economy, structural change, migration

The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security

NBER Working Paper No. w12854
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 24 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
Elizabeth M. Caucutt, Thomas F. Cooley and Nezih Guner
University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Charles III University of Madrid
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The Farm, the City, and the Emergence of Social Security

NYU Working Paper No. 2451/26083
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 13 Oct 2008
Thomas F. Cooley, Elizabeth M. Caucutt and Nezih Guner
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics and Charles III University of Madrid
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Social Security, Political Economy, Migration

The Farm, the City and the Emergence of Social Security

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6131
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 19 May 2008
Elizabeth M. Caucutt, Thomas F. Cooley and Nezih Guner
University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Charles III University of Madrid
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Migration, political economy, social security

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Stock Grants as a Commitment Device

NYU Stern 2004 Working Paper No. 04-24
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Nov 2002
Gian Luca Clementi, Thomas F. Cooley and Cheng Wang
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Iowa
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Stock Grants as a Commitment Device

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 30, No. 11, pp. 2191-2216, 2006
Posted: 10 Mar 2007
Gian Luca Clementi, Thomas F. Cooley and Cheng Wang
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Iowa

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A Theory of Firm Decline

FEEM Working Paper No. 88.2010
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 28 Aug 2010
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
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Principal Agent, Moral Hazard, Hidden Action, Incentives, Survival, Firm Dynamics

A Theory of Firm Decline

NBER Working Paper No. w15192
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)
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A Theory of Firm Decline

Posted: 17 Jul 2009
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE)

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Principal–Agent, Moral Hazard, Hidden Action, Incentives, Firm Dynamics

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Rating Agencies

NBER Working Paper No. w19972
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Mar 2014 Last Revised: 27 Jan 2023
Harold L. Cole and Thomas F. Cooley
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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An Agricultural Time Series-Cross Section Data Set

NBER Working Paper No. w0197
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 15 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2022
Thomas F. Cooley, Stephen J. Decanio and M. Scott Matthews
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Tufts University
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Risky Investments with Limited Commitment

NBER Working Paper No. w19594
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2023
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, European University Institute and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Risky Investments with Limited Commitment

NYU Working Paper No. 2451/31997
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Nov 2013
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, European University Institute and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Risky Investments with Limited Commitment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9725
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 14 Nov 2013
Thomas F. Cooley, Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, European University Institute and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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financial corporate governance, Financial risk, income inequality, limited commitment, managerial incentives, parnerships

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Rating Agencies

Bank of Korea WP 2013-31
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 27 Mar 2015
Harold L. Cole and Thomas F. Cooley
University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Ratings Agencies, Mortgaged-Backed Securities, Great Recession

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Identification Theory for Time Varying Models

NBER Working Paper No. w0127
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 May 2004 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2022
Thomas F. Cooley and Kent D. Wall
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Naval Postgraduate School
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Comparison of Robust and Varying Parameter Estimates of a Macroeconometric Model

NBER Working Paper No. w0056
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 08 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2022
Thomas F. Cooley
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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On the Identification of Time Varying Structures

NBER Working Paper No. w0085
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2022
Thomas F. Cooley and Kent D. Wall
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Naval Postgraduate School
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Varying-Parameter Supply Functions and the Sources of Economic Distress in American Agriculture, 1866-1914

NBER Working Paper No. w0057
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 08 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 29 Aug 2022
Thomas F. Cooley and Stephen J. Decanio
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Stock Grants as a Committment Device

NYU Working Paper No. EC-04-24
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 31 Oct 2008
Gian Luca Clementi and Thomas F. Cooley
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business
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Moral Hazard, Optimal Contracts, CEO Compensation, Stock Grants

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Demography and Low Frequency Capital Flows

NBER Working Paper No. w19465
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Sep 2013 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2023
David K. Backus, Thomas F. Cooley and Espen Henriksen
NYU Stern School of Business (deceased), New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Department of Financial Economics, BI Norwegian Business School
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Common Currencies Versus Monetary Independence

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Aug 2002
Thomas F. Cooley and Vincenzo Quadrini
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department
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Optimal monetary policy, international coordination, common currency

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A Note on Optimal Smoothing for Time Varying Coefficient Problems

NBER Working Paper No. w0128
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 10 May 2013 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
Thomas F. Cooley and Kent D. Wall
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Naval Postgraduate School
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The Role of Monetary Shocks in Equilibrium Business Cycle Theory: Three Examples

European Economic Review, Vol. 42, 1998
Posted: 05 Jan 1999
Thomas F. Cooley and Gary D. Hansen
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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Asymmetric Information, Financial Intermediation, and Business Cycles

Economic Theory, Vol. 12, Iss. 3, October 13, 1998
Posted: 03 Nov 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Kwanghee Nam
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Korea Economic Research Institute

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Nominal Bond Returns and the Money Growth Rate in a Simple Equilibrium Model

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 97-02
Posted: 21 Sep 1998
David A. Chapman and Thomas F. Cooley
McIntire School, University of Virginia and New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

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Post-War British Economic Growth and the Legacy of Keynes

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-04
Posted: 13 Jun 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Lee E. Ohanian
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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Business Cycle Analysis Without Much Theory: A Look at Structural V.A.R.S

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-05
Posted: 19 May 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Mark Dwyer
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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The Welfare Costs of Nominal Wage Contracting

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-03
Posted: 06 May 1998
Jang-Ok Cho, Thomas F. Cooley and Louis Phaneuf
Queen's University, New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Universite du Quebec a Montreal

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A Positive Theory of Social Security Based on Reputation

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-01
Posted: 05 May 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Jorge Soares
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Delaware

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A Positive Theory of Social Security Based on Reputation

Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 107, No. 1, February 1999
Posted: 19 Jan 1999
Thomas F. Cooley and Jorge Soares
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Delaware

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The Replacement Problem

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-02
Posted: 27 Apr 1998
Thomas F. Cooley, Jeremy Greenwood and Mehmet Yorukoglu
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics

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A Time Series Analysis of Real Wages, Consumption, and Asset Returns

Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-06
Posted: 24 Apr 1998
Thomas F. Cooley and Masao Ogaki
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and Ohio State University

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Will Social Security Survive the Baby Boom?

Simon School Working Paper MP 96-01
Posted: 02 Sep 1997
Thomas F. Cooley
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business

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Unanticipated Money Growth and the Business Cycle

Posted: 06 Jan 1997
Thomas F. Cooley and Gary D. Hansen
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics

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Financial Markets, Specialization, and Learning by Doing

Al. 172 WP 93-01
Posted: 31 Mar 1995
Thomas F. Cooley and Bruce D. Smith
New York University - Leonard N. Stern School of Business and University of Texas at Austin (Deceased)

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