Robert J. Barro

Harvard University - Department of Economics

Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics, On Leave Spring 2000

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1.

Optimal Currency Areas

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Optimal Currency Areas

Harvard Institute Research Working Paper No. 1958
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 19 Jul 2002
Alberto F. Alesina, Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)
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Optimal Currency Areas

NBER Working Paper No. w9072
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2002 Last Revised: 25 Jul 2002
Alberto F. Alesina, Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)
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Religion and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w9682
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 May 2003 Last Revised: 01 Oct 2009
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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Inflation and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w5326
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Economic Growth in a Cross Section of Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w3120
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Stock-Market Crashes and Depressions

NBER Working Paper No. w14760
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2009
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Economic Growth in East Asia Before and after the Financial Crisis

NBER Working Paper No. w8330
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 16 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 22 Jan 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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International Comparisons of Educational Attainment

NBER Working Paper No. w4349
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Jun 2004
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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Economic Effects of Currency Unions

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Economic Effects of Currency Unions

FRB of Boston Working Paper No. 02-4
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 03 Mar 2003
Silvana Tenreyro and Robert J. Barro
London School of Economics (LSE) and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Currency Union, Exchange Rate Regime, Instrumental Variable, Trade, Comovement

Economic Effects of Currency Unions

NBER Working Paper No. w9435
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 11 Jan 2003 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2009
Silvana Tenreyro and Robert J. Barro
London School of Economics (LSE) and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Crises of Governments - The Ongoing Financial Crisis and Recession

Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Occasional Paper No. 146
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 06 Jan 2012
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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economic theory, Robert Barro, government spending, government debt, recession, economic growth

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Government Spending in a Simple Model of Endogenous Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w2588
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 15 Jun 2001 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Inequality, Growth, and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w7038
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Oct 1999 Last Revised: 12 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Macroeconomic Crises Since 1870

NBER Working Paper No. w13940
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 29 Apr 2008 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2010
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study

NBER Working Paper No. w5698
Number of pages: 118 Posted: 21 Oct 1996 Last Revised: 03 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Macroeconomic Effects from Government Purchases and Taxes

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Macroeconomic Effects from Government Purchases and Taxes

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 232
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Feb 2011
Robert J. Barro and Charles Redlick
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Macroeconomic Effects from Government Purchases and Taxes

NBER Working Paper No. w15369
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 21 Sep 2009 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro and Charles Redlick
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rules, Discretion and Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w1079
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 29 Jun 2004
Robert J. Barro and David B. Gordon
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
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Economic Growth and Convergence Across the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w3419
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 23 Jun 2012
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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A New Data Set of Educational Attainment in the World, 1950-2010

NBER Working Paper No. w15902
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 19 Apr 2010
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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A Reformulation of the Economic Theory of Fertility

NBER Working Paper No. w1793
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Nov 2001 Last Revised: 27 Dec 2001
Robert J. Barro and Gary S. Becker
Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Public Finance in Models of Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w3362
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 28 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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The Ricardian Approach to Budget Deficits

NBER Working Paper No. w2685
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Jun 2006
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rare Events and Long-Run Risks

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Rare Events and Long-Run Risks

Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2018
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance
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rare events, long-run risks, asset pricing, risk aversion

Rare Events and Long-Run Risks

NBER Working Paper No. w21871
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Jan 2016
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance
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Notes on Growth Accounting

NBER Working Paper No. w6654
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Oct 1998 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Safe Assets

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Citation 6

Safe Assets

PIER Working Paper No. 17-008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 May 2017
Robert J. Barro, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Oren Levintal and Andrew Mollerus
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah and Harvard University
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Safe Assets, Risk Premium, Risk-Free Rate, Heterogeneous Agents

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Bank of Korea WP 2014-28
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Mar 2015
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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NBER Working Paper No. w20652
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 03 Nov 2014
Robert J. Barro, Andrew Mollerus and Oren Levintal
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah
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CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12043
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 May 2017
Robert J. Barro, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Oren Levintal and Andrew Mollerus
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah and Harvard University
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International Determinants of Religiosity

NBER Working Paper No. w10147
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Dec 2003
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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Technological Diffusion, Convergence, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w5151
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2012
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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A Positive Theory of Monetary Policy in a Natural-Rate Model

NBER Working Paper No. w0807
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Jan 2001 Last Revised: 17 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro and David B. Gordon
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
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Rare Events and the Equity Premium

NBER Working Paper No. w11310
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 08 Jun 2005
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel

NBER Working Paper No. w8931
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 17 May 2002 Last Revised: 20 Nov 2009
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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International Data on Educational Attainment Updates and Implications

NBER Working Paper No. w7911
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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The Stock Market and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w2925
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Optimal Debt Management

NBER Working Paper No. w5327
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 20 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Religious Conversion in 40 Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w13689
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2007
Robert J. Barro and Jason Hwang
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Reflections on Ricardian Equivalence

NBER Working Paper No. w5502
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 May 1998 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Government Spending, Interest Rates, Prices, and Budget Deficits in the United Kingdom, 1701-1918

NBER Working Paper No. w2005
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 20 May 2004 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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World Real Interest Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w3317
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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Losers and Winners in Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4341
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2010
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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Currency Unions

NBER Working Paper No. w7927
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2010
Alberto F. Alesina and Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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A Cross-Country Study of Growth, Saving, and Government

NBER Working Paper No. w2855
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Jul 2000
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Capital Mobility in Neoclassical Models of Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4206
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 13 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 01 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro, N. Gregory Mankiw and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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IMF Programs: Who is Chosen and What are the Effects?

NBER Working Paper No. w8951
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 24 May 2002 Last Revised: 10 Apr 2014
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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Crises and Recoveries in an Empirical Model of Consumption Disasters

NBER Working Paper No. w15920
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Apr 2010 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2013
Emi Nakamura, Jon Steinsson, Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Columbia Business School - Finance and Economics, Columbia University - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Gold Returns

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Gold Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w18759
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 14 Feb 2013
Robert J. Barro and Sanjay Misra
Harvard University - Department of Economics and The Greatest Good
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Gold Returns

The Economic Journal, Vol. 126, Issue 594, pp. 1293-1317, 2016
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 28 Jul 2016
Robert J. Barro and Sanjay Misra
Harvard University - Department of Economics and The Greatest Good
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Regional Growth and Migration: A Japan-U.S. Comparison

NBER Working Paper No. w4038
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 28 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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Time-Separable Preference and Intertemporal-Substitution Models of Business Cycles

NBER Working Paper No. w0888
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Mar 2002
Robert J. Barro and Robert G. King
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Boston University - Department of Economics
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Schooling Quality in a Cross Section of Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w6198
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jul 2000
Jong-Wha Lee and Robert J. Barro
Korea University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Which Countries Have State Religions?

NBER Working Paper No. w10438
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 May 2004 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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Rare Macroeconomic Disasters

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Rare Macroeconomic Disasters

NBER Working Paper No. w17328
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Aug 2011
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rare Macroeconomic Disasters

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 4, pp. 83-109, 2012
Posted: 01 Sep 2012
Robert J. Barro and José F. Ursúa
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University

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Pay, Performance, and Turnover of Bank CEOS

NBER Working Paper No. w3262
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 03 Dec 2009
Jason R. Barro and Robert J. Barro
HBS Negotiations, Organizations and Markets Unit and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Average Marginal Income Tax Rates in New Zealand, 1907-2009

Victoria University of Wellington Public Finance Working Paper No. 01/2012
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 17 Jan 2013
Debasis Bandyopadhyay, Robert J. Barro, Jeremy Couchman, Norman Gemmell, Gordon Liao and Fiona McAlister
University of Auckland, Harvard University - Department of Economics, New Zealand Treasury, Victoria University of Wellington - Victoria Business School, Harvard Management Company and New Zealand Treasury
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Average marginal tax rates, New Zealand

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Ski-Lift Pricing, with an Application to the Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w1985
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Jul 2004
Robert J. Barro and Paul M. Romer
Harvard University - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Economic Growth and Convergence, Applied Especially to China

NBER Working Paper No. w21872
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 20 Jan 2016
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Average Marginal Tax Rates from Social Security and the Individual Income Tax

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Average Marginal Tax Rates from Social Security and the Individual Income Tax

NBER Working Paper No. w1214
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 01 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2014
Robert J. Barro and Chaipat Sahasakul
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Securities Analysts Association
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Average Marginal Tax Rates from Social Security and the Individual Income Tax

NBER Working Paper No. w1214
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 04 Apr 2004
Robert J. Barro and Chaipat Sahasakul
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Securities Analysts Association
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Closed and Open Economy Models of Business Cycles with Marked Up and Sticky Prices

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Closed and Open Economy Models of Business Cycles with Marked Up and Sticky Prices

NBER Working Paper No. w8043
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 20 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro
Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)
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Closed and Open Economy Models of Business Cycles with Marked Up and Sticky Prices

Economic Journal, Vol. 116, No. 115, pp. 434-456, April 2006
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 May 2006
Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro
Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)
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Unanticipated Money and Economic Activity

NBER Working Paper No. w0339
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 16 Jan 2002
Robert J. Barro and Mark Rush
Harvard University - Department of Economics and University of Florida - Warrington College of Business Administration - Department of Economics
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Optimal Management of Indexed and Nominal Debt

NBER Working Paper No. w6197
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Output Effects of Government Purchases

NBER Working Paper No. w0432
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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New Classicals and Keynesians, or the Good Guys and the Bad Guys

NBER Working Paper No. w2982
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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World Interest Rates and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w3849
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rare Disasters, Asset Prices, and Welfare Costs

NBER Working Paper No. w13690
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2007
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy with Incomplete Information

NBER Working Paper No. w1794
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Jun 2004
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rules Versus Discretion

NBER Working Paper No. w1473
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 29 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 13 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Interest-Rate Smoothing

NBER Working Paper No. w2581
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 26 Jul 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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On the Welfare Costs of Consumption Uncertainty

NBER Working Paper No. w12763
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 16 May 2007
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Double-Counting of Investment

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Double-Counting of Investment

CESifo Working Paper No. 7639
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jul 2019
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Double-Counting of Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w25826
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 May 2019
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Saints Marching in, 1590-2009

NBER Working Paper No. w16769
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Feb 2011
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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Measuring the Fed's Revenue from Money Creation

NBER Working Paper No. w0883
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 17 Oct 2007
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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U.S.-Based Private Voluntary Organizations: Religious and Secular Pvos Engaged in International Relief & Development

NBER Working Paper No. w12238
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2006
Rachel M. McCleary and Robert J. Barro
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Federal Deficit Policy and the Effects of Public Debt Shocks

NBER Working Paper No. w0443
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Myopia and Inconsistency in the Neoclassical Growth Model

NBER Working Paper No. w6317
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Jul 2000
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Measuring the Average Marginal Tax Rate from the Individual Income Tax

NBER Working Paper No. w1060
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 18 Jun 2004
Robert J. Barro and Chaipat Sahasakul
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Securities Analysts Association
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The Behavior of U.S. Deficits

NBER Working Paper No. w1309
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 05 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Quality Improvements in Models of Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4610
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 18 Dec 2013
Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics
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Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity

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Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity

CESifo Working Paper No. 7488
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Robert J. Barro and Brian Wheaton
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity

NBER Working Paper No. w25508
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Feb 2019
Robert J. Barro and Brian Wheaton
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University
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Money Stock Revisions and Unanticipated Money Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w0329
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2010
Robert J. Barro and Zvi Hercowitz
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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75.

A Capital Market in an Equilibrium Business Cycle Model

NBER Working Paper No. w0326
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 25 May 2001
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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76.

Democracy & Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4909
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jun 2011
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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On the Size Distribution of Macroeconomic Disasters

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On the Size Distribution of Macroeconomic Disasters

NBER Working Paper No. w15247
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 17 Jan 2016
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance
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On the Size Distribution of Macroeconomic Disasters

Econometrica, Vol. 79, No. 5
Posted: 16 Mar 2017
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance

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Power law, rare disaster, equity premium, risk aversion

78.

Convergence and Modernization Revisited

NBER Working Paper No. w18295
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 25 Aug 2012
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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On the Predictability of Tax-Rate Changes

NBER Working Paper No. w0636
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Intertemporal Substitution and the Business Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w0490
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2010
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Environmental Protection, Rare Disasters, and Discount Rates

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Environmental Protection, Rare Disasters, and Discount Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w19258
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jul 2013
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Environmental Protection, Rare Disasters and Discount Rates

Economica, Vol. 82, Issue 325, pp. 1-23, 2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 24 Dec 2014
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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82.

Options-Pricing Formula with Disaster Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w21888
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2016
Robert J. Barro and Gordon Liao
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Management Company
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83.

Inflationary Finance Under Discrepion and Rules

NBER Working Paper No. w0889
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 21 Sep 2008
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Economic Growth and Convergence, Applied to China

China & World Economy, Vol. 24, Issue 5, pp. 5-19, 2016
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Sep 2016
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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China, convergence, dispersion, economic growth

85.

Saints Marching in, 1590–2012

Economica, Vol. 83, Issue 331, pp. 385-415, 2016
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 03 Jun 2016
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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86.

Convergence and Modernisation

The Economic Journal, Vol. 125, Issue 585, pp. 911-942, 2015
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Jun 2015
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Notes on Optimal Debt Management

Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 2, pp. 281-289, November 1999
Posted: 24 May 2004
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics

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