Robert J. Barro

Harvard University - Department of Economics

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

Littauer Center

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

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Scholarly Papers (91)

1.

The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Epidemic - Lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity

CESifo Working Paper No. 8166
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Mar 2020
Robert J. Barro, José F Ursua and Joanna Weng
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Dodge & Cox Funds and EverLife
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Citation 60

Optimal Currency Areas

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)
Downloads 848 (49,082)
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Optimal Currency Areas

NBER Working Paper No. w9072
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2002 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
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)
Downloads 145 (341,738)
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Inflation and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w5326
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Sep 2000 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 834 (50,957)
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Religion and Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w9682
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 11 May 2003 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
Downloads 811 (52,924)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 808 (53,274)
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Stock-Market Crashes and Depressions

NBER Working Paper No. w14760
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Feb 2009 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 463 (107,868)
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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: 29 Jul 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 446 (112,395)
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International Comparisons of Educational Attainment

NBER Working Paper No. w4349
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 01 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 22 May 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
Downloads 428 (117,961)
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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: 10 Oct 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 355 (145,750)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Citation 29

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
Downloads 278 (187,596)

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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: 14 Oct 2022
Silvana Tenreyro and Robert J. Barro
London School of Economics (LSE) and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 72 (555,831)
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Reflections on Ricardian Equivalence

NBER Working Paper No. w5502
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 May 1998 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Citation 133

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
Downloads 213 (244,866)
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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 2023
Robert J. Barro and Charles Redlick
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 120 (395,930)
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Inequality, Growth, and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w7038
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 31 Oct 1999 Last Revised: 27 Mar 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 328 (158,669)
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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 Last Revised: 15 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro and David B. Gordon
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
Downloads 318 (164,507)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 318 (163,971)
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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 Growth and Convergence Across the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w3419
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 06 Nov 2022
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
Downloads 287 (182,555)
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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 Last Revised: 15 Jun 2023
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
Downloads 257 (204,073)
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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 Nov 2022
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: 11 Mar 2022
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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Rare Events and Long-Run Risks

PBCSF-NIFR Research Paper
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 18 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2020
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance
Downloads 159 (316,377)
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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 Last Revised: 06 Apr 2023
Robert J. Barro and Tao Jin
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tsinghua University - PBC School of Finance
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PIER Working Paper No. 17-008
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 May 2017
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Reichman University - 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 Last Revised: 07 Jun 2023
Robert J. Barro, Andrew Mollerus and Oren Levintal
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Harvard University and Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah
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CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12043
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 May 2017
Harvard University - Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics, Reichman University - Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliyah and Harvard University
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The Ricardian Approach to Budget Deficits

NBER Working Paper No. w2685
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 01 Jun 2006 Last Revised: 04 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Technological Diffusion, Convergence, and Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w5151
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 25 May 2006 Last Revised: 31 Jul 2022
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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Notes on Growth Accounting

NBER Working Paper No. w6654
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 18 Oct 1998 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the “Spanish Flu” for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity

NBER Working Paper No. w26866
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 23 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 29 May 2023
Robert J. Barro, José F. Ursúa and Joanna Wang
Harvard University - Department of Economics, Dodge & Cox Funds and EverLife
Downloads 165 (306,378)
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Rare Events and the Equity Premium

NBER Working Paper No. w11310
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 08 Jun 2005 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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The Stock Market and Investment

NBER Working Paper No. w2925
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 30 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 31 Dec 2022
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 Jul 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 154 (324,820)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro and David B. Gordon
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Clemson University - John E. Walker Department of Economics
Downloads 152 (328,382)
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International Determinants of Religiosity

NBER Working Paper No. w10147
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 11 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 24 Sep 2022
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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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: 03 Jul 2022
Emi Nakamura, Jon Steinsson, Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance, 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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Losers and Winners in Economic Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4341
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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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: 13 Feb 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Korea University
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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: 31 Dec 2022
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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Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel

NBER Working Paper No. w8931
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 17 May 2002 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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Gold Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w18759
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 05 Apr 2023
Robert J. Barro and Sanjay Misra
Harvard University - Department of Economics and The Greatest Good
Downloads 135 (360,697)
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Religious Conversion in 40 Countries

NBER Working Paper No. w13689
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 21 Dec 2007 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jason Hwang
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 126 (380,072)
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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 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 123 (387,032)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 116 (404,042)
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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 2022
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
Downloads 114 (409,172)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - 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: 18 Dec 2022
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: 31 Aug 2022
Alberto F. Alesina and Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 106 (431,176)
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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 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2022
Jong-Wha Lee and Robert J. Barro
Korea University and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Rare Macroeconomic Disasters

NBER Working Paper No. w17328
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 08 May 2022
Robert J. Barro and Jose F. Ursua
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 91 (481,854)
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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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Which Countries Have State Religions?

NBER Working Paper No. w10438
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 04 May 2004 Last Revised: 09 Jan 2022
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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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: 16 Jul 2022
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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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
University of Auckland Business School, Harvard University - Department of Economics, New Zealand Treasury, Victoria University of Wellington - Te Herenga Waka - Victoria Business School, Circle Internet Financial and New Zealand Treasury
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Average marginal tax rates, New Zealand

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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 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 85 (498,148)
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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 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro and Robert G. King
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Boston University - Department of Economics
Downloads 84 (501,735)
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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: 02 Dec 2022
Jason R. Barro and Robert J. Barro
HBS Negotiations, Organizations and Markets Unit and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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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 UCLA - Anderson School of Management
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Incorporation, and Productivity

NBER Working Paper No. w25508
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 04 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2023
Robert J. Barro and Brian Wheaton
Harvard University - Department of Economics and UCLA - Anderson School of Management
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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 Last Revised: 29 Oct 2022
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: 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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Ski-Lift Pricing, with an Application to the Labor Market

NBER Working Paper No. w1985
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Jul 2004 Last Revised: 05 Dec 2022
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 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2023
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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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: 01 Mar 2023
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

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CESifo Working Paper No. 8661
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 05 Nov 2020
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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NBER Working Paper No. w28002
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 27 Oct 2020 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Democracy & Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4909
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - 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: 09 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 68 (565,767)
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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: 26 Dec 2022
Rachel M. McCleary and Robert J. Barro
Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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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: 25 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro and Silvana Tenreyro
Harvard University - Department of Economics and London School of Economics (LSE)
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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: 20 Mar 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Unanticipated Money and Economic Activity

NBER Working Paper No. w0339
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Apr 2000 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
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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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 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2023
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 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
Downloads 63 (588,426)
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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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Convergence and Modernization Revisited

NBER Working Paper No. w18295
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2023
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 2022
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: 10 Jul 2022
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 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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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: 30 Jan 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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74.

Quality Improvements in Models of Growth

NBER Working Paper No. w4610
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 Dec 2000 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
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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75.

Saints Marching in, 1590-2009

NBER Working Paper No. w16769
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 28 Apr 2023
Robert J. Barro and Rachel M. McCleary
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Harvard Kennedy School
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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: 17 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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77.

Myopia and Inconsistency in the Neoclassical Growth Model

NBER Working Paper No. w6317
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 21 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
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 Last Revised: 26 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro and Chaipat Sahasakul
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Securities Analysts Association
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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 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
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 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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81.

A Capital Market in an Equilibrium Business Cycle Model

NBER Working Paper No. w0326
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Feb 2001 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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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: 27 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro and Zvi Hercowitz
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Tel Aviv University - Eitan Berglas School of Economics
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83.

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Mortality in U.S. Cities During the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919

CESifo Working Paper No. 8245
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 May 2020
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Mortality in U.S. Cities During the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919

NBER Working Paper No. w27049
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 28 Apr 2020 Last Revised: 29 May 2023
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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85.

Options-Pricing Formula with Disaster Risk

NBER Working Paper No. w21888
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 20 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2023
Robert J. Barro and Gordon Liao
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Circle Internet Financial
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86.

Incorporation and Productivity

CESifo Working Paper No. 7909
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 31 Oct 2019
Robert J. Barro and Brian Wheaton
Harvard University - Department of Economics and UCLA - Anderson School of Management
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87.

Intertemporal Substitution and the Business Cycle

NBER Working Paper No. w0490
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 05 Nov 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Environmental Protection, Rare Disasters, and Discount Rates

NBER Working Paper No. w19258
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 27 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2023
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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89.

Inflationary Finance Under Discrepion and Rules

NBER Working Paper No. w0889
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 10 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2022
Robert J. Barro
Harvard University - Department of Economics
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90.

Fiscal Influences on Inflation in OECD Countries, 2020-2022

NBER Working Paper No. w31838
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 06 Nov 2023
Robert J. Barro and Francesco Bianchi
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Johns Hopkins University
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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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