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Working Papers

2013

1. Okun's Law: Fit at 50?
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund
   Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2012)
2. Okun's Law: Fit at Fifty?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. The Case for Four Percent Inflation
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in Central Bank Review (2013)

2012

4. Ben Bernanke and the Zero Bound
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (1)
5. El desempleo en América Latina y el Caribe
   DOCUMENTOS CEDE, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE

2011

6. Inflation Dynamics and the Great Recession
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (3)
   Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2011) View citations (1)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2011)
7. Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   Also in DOCUMENTOS CEDE, UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE (2011) View citations (2)
   IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2011)
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2011)

2010

8. The Performance of Alternative Monetary Regimes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   See also Chapter (2010)

2009

9. Hysteresis in Unemployment: Old and New Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
10. Policy Responses to Exchange-Rate Movements
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Open Economies Review (2010)

2008

11. Helicopter Drops and Japanfs Liquidity Trap
    IMES Discussion Paper Series, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan
    See also Journal Article in Monetary and Economic Studies (2008)

2007

12. Intergenerational Risk Sharing in the Spirit of Arrow, Debreu, and Rawls, with Applications to Social Security Design
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (11)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2001) View citations (9)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2001) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2007)

2006

13. Has Globalization Changed Inflation?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)

2005

14. Fiscal Remedies for Japan's Slump
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2006)

2004

15. Does inflation targeting matter?
    DNB Staff Reports (discontinued), Netherlands Central Bank View citations (1)
    Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2003) View citations (64)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (66)
    See also Chapter (2004)

2003

16. Monetary Policy for Inattentive Economies
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (32)
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2003) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2005)

2002

17. Short-Run Money Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2002) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2012)
18. The Fed and the New Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2001)
    Working Papers, Hong Kong Institute for Monetary Research (2002) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2002)
19. The NAIRU in Theory and Practice
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (93)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (96)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2002) View citations (93)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2002)

2001

20. Expectations and the effects of monetary policy
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1998)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1995) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2003)
21. Productivity Growth and the Phillips Curve
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (64)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (71)

2000

22. Near-Rationality and Inflation in Two Monetary Regimes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2000) View citations (68)
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings (2000)
23. Policy Rules and External Shocks
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations (26)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (26)
    See also Chapter (2002)

1999

24. Interpreting the Correlation Between Inflation and the Skewness of Relative Prices: A Comment on Bryan and Cecchetti
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (5)

1998

25. Another Look at Long-Run Money Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2001)
26. Policy Rules for Open Economies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)
    Also in RBA Research Discussion Papers, Reserve Bank of Australia (1998)
    See also Chapter (1999)

1997

27. Efficient Rules for Monetary Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (75)
    Also in Reserve Bank of New Zealand Discussion Paper Series, Reserve Bank of New Zealand (1997) View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article in International Finance (1999)

1996

28. Disinflation and the NAIRU
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Chapter (1997)
29. What Do Budget Deficits Do?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1995) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings (1995)

1995

30. A Sticky-Price Manifesto
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings (1994)
31. Relative-Price Changes as Aggregate Supply Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (129)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1992) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1993)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1995)
32. The Deficit Gamble
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1998)

1994

33. Asymmetric Price Adjustment and Economic Fluctuations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (182)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1992) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1994)

1993

34. Inflation and the Informativeness of Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2003)
35. The Dynamics of High Inflation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
36. What Determines the Sacrifice Ratio?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1993) View citations (29)
    See also Chapter (1994)

1992

37. Disinflation With Imperfect Credibility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1995)

1991

38. Externalities from Labor Mobility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
39. The Genesis of Inflation and the Costs of Disinflation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1991)

1990

40. Credible Disinflation with Staggered Price Setting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1994)
41. Real Rigidities and the Non-Neutrality of Money
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (211)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1990)
42. Time-Consistent Policy and Persistent Changes in Inflation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1995)
43. Why Does High Inflation Raise Inflation Uncertainty?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1992)

1989

44. Are Prices Too Sticky?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1989)
45. The Equilibrium and Optimal Timing of Price Changes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1987) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1989)
46. Wage Indexation and Time-Consistent Monetary Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1987

47. Imperfect Information and Staggered Price Setting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (1986)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1988)
48. Sticky Prices as Coordination Failure
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)

Journal Articles

2013

1. The Case for Four Percent Inflation
   Central Bank Review, 2013, 13, (2), 17-31
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

2. Short-run money demand
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2012, 59, (7), 622-633
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2011

3. Inflation Dynamics and the Great Recession
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2011, 42, (1 (Spring)), 337-405
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

4. Policy Responses to Exchange-rate Movements
   Open Economies Review, 2010, 21, (2), 187-199
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

5. Helicopter Drops and Japanfs Liquidity Trap
   Monetary and Economic Studies, 2008, 26, 87-106
   See also Working Paper (2008)
6. Hysteresis in unemployment
   Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2008

2007

7. Intergenerational Risk Sharing in the Spirit of Arrow, Debreu, and Rawls, with Applications to Social Security Design
   Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 115, (4), 523-547 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2005

8. Commentary on "the monetary policy debate since October 1979: lessons for theory and practice"
   Review, 2005, (Mar), 263-268
9. Monetary policy for inattentive economies
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2005, 52, (4), 703-725 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

10. Expectations and the Effects of Monetary Policy
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2003, 35, (4), 473-84 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
11. Inflation and the Informativeness of Prices
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2003, 35, (2), 177-96 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

2002

12. The Fed and the New Economy
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 108-114 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
13. The NAIRU in Theory and Practice
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (4), 115-136 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

14. Another look at long-run money demand
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 47, (1), 31-44 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
15. How do forecasts respond to changes in monetary policy?
    Business Review, 2001, (Q4), 9-16
16. Reglas de política y choques externos
    Revista Estudios Económicos, 2001, (7)

2000

17. LOS COSTOS DE LA DESINFLACIÓN
    ENSAYOS SOBRE POLÍTICA ECONÓMICA, 2000
18. Near-rationality and inflation in two monetary regimes
    Proceedings, 2000 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

19. Aggregate demand and Long-Run Unemployment
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1999, 30, (2), 189-252 View citations (13)
20. Efficient Rules for Monetary Policy
    International Finance, 1999, 2, (1), 63-83 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
21. Interpreting The Correlation Between Inflation And The Skewness Of Relative Prices: A Comment On Bryan And
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (2), 197-198 View citations (3)

1998

22. The Deficit Gamble
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1998, 30, (4), 699-720 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

23. Disinflation with imperfect credibility
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1995, 35, (1), 5-23 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
24. Relative-Price Changes as Aggregate Supply Shocks
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, 110, (1), 161-93 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
25. Time-consistent policy and persistent changes in inflation
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1995, 36, (2), 329-350 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
26. What do budget deficits do?
    Proceedings, 1995, 95-119 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1994

27. A sticky-price manifesto
    Proceedings, 1994, (Apr) View citations (75)
    Also in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1994, 41, (1), 127-151 (1994) View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper (1995)
28. Asymmetric Price Adjustment and Economic Fluctuations
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (423), 247-61 View citations (163)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
29. Credible Disinflation with Staggered Price-Setting
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (1), 282-89 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1993

30. How costly is disinflation? The historical evidence
    Business Review, 1993, (Nov), 17-28 View citations (3)
31. What causes inflation?
    Business Review, 1993, (Mar), 3-12

1992

32. Why does high inflation raise inflation uncertainty?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1992, 29, (3), 371-388 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

33. Sticky Prices as Coordination Failure
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (3), 539-52 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
34. The Genesis of Inflation and the Costs of Disinflation
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1991, 23, (3), 439-52 View citations (31)
    Also in Proceedings, 1991, 439-461 (1991) View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
35. Wage Indexation and Discretionary Monetary Policy
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1310-19 View citations (18)

1990

36. Inflation and Uncertainty at Long and Short Horizons
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1990, 21, (1), 215-254 View citations (32)
37. Insiders and outsiders: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1990, 26, (3), 459-469
38. Intertemporal Substitution and Constraints on Labor Supply: Evidence from Panel Data
    Economic Inquiry, 1990, 28, (4), 706-24 View citations (20)
39. Real Rigidities and the Non-neutrality of Money
    Review of Economic Studies, 1990, 57, (2), 183-203 View citations (175)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1989

40. Are Prices Too Sticky?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (3), 507-24 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
41. The Equilibrium and Optimal Timing of Price Changes
    Review of Economic Studies, 1989, 56, (2), 179-98 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

42. Imperfect Information and Staggered Price Setting
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (5), 999-1018 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
43. Is Equilibrium Indexation Efficient?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1988, 103, (2), 299-311 View citations (14)
44. The New Keynsesian Economics and the Output-Inflation Trade-off
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1988, 19, (1), 1-82 View citations (79)

1987

45. Externalities from Contract Length
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (4), 615-29 View citations (16)

Chapters

2010

1. The Performance of Alternative Monetary Regimes
   Chapter 23 in Handbook of Monetary Economics, 2010, vol. 3, pp 1303-1343 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2006

2. Fiscal Remedies for Japan’s Slump
   A chapter in Monetary Policy under Very Low Inflation in the Pacific Rim, NBER-EASE, Volume 15, 2006, pp 279-306
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

3. Does Inflation Targeting Matter?
   A chapter in The Inflation-Targeting Debate, 2004, pp 249-282 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

4. Policy Rules and External Shocks
   Chapter 3 in Monetary Policy: Rules and Transmission Mechanisms, 2002, vol. 4, pp 047-064 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

5. Policy Rules for Open Economies
   A chapter in Monetary Policy Rules, 1999, pp 127-156 View citations (140)
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1997

6. Disinflation and the NAIRU
   A chapter in Reducing Inflation: Motivation and Strategy, 1997, pp 167-194 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper (1996)
7. Round-up
   A chapter in Monetary Policy and Inflation Targeting, 1997

1994

8. What Determines the Sacrifice Ratio?
   A chapter in Monetary Policy, 1994, pp 155-193 View citations (98)
   See also Working Paper (1993)