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Working Papers

2009

1. A Note on Regime Switching, Monetary Policy, and Multiple Equilibria
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
2. The distribution of wealth and fiscal policy in economies with finitely lived agents
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

3. Age, Luck, and Inheritance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

4. Optimal Migration: A World Perspective
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2006

5. Moderate inflation and the deflation-depression link
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (2009)
6. Redistribution, Taxes, and the Median Voter
   2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2006) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2006)
7. The distribution of wealth and redistributive policies
   2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
   Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2006) View citations

2005

8. The Design of Monetary and Fiscal Policy: A Global Perspective
   2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
   Also in Computing in Economics and Finance 2005, Society for Computational Economics (2005) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2005)

2004

9. Chaotic Interest Rate Rules: Expanded Version
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. Is Discounting Hyperbolic? Experimental Evidence
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
11. The Political Economy of Redistribution under Democracy
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Theory (2006)

2003

12. Backward-Looking Interest Rate Rules, Interest Rate Smoothing and Macroeconomic Instability
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2003) View citations
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings (2003)

2002

13. Human capital and technology diffusion
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations
    See also Chapter (2005)
    Journal Article in Proceedings (2002)

2001

14. Avoiding Liquidity Traps
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2000) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1999) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)
15. Chaotic Interest Rate Rules
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics View citations
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2001) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2002)
16. Indeterminacy, Aggregate Demand, and the Real Business Cycle
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2004)

1999

17. Indeterminacy Under Constant Returns to Scale in Multisector Economies
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2000)
18. Indeterminacy and Cycles in Two-Sector Discrete-Time Models
    G.R.E.Q.A.M., Universite Aix-Marseille III View citations
19. Monetary Policy and Multiple Equilibria
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1999) View citations
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1998) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1998) View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2001)
20. The Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (1998) View citations
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1996) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2000)
21. The Perils of Taylor Rules
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1998) View citations
    Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (1998) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2001)

1997

22. Cross-Country Growth Regressions
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
23. Growth and investment across countries
    Working Papers in Applied Economic Theory, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations
24. Persistence of Business Cycles in Multisector RBC Models
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations

1996

25. Indeterminacy and Sector-Specific Externalities
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (1996) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1995) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1996)
26. Indeterminancy and Sunspots with Constant Returns
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1998)
27. Optimal Taxes Without Commitment
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1997)
28. Public Capital and Optimal Taxes Without Commitment
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations

1995

29. On Growth and Indeterminacy: Some Theory and Evidence
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1995)
30. On the economics of fiscal populism in an open economy
    Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1994)

1993

31. Follow the Leader: On Growth and Diffusion
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
32. Uniqueness and Indeterminacy: Transitional Dynamics in a Model of Endogenous Growth
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations

1992

33. A Note on the Political Economy in Immigration
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
34. Indeterminacy and Increasing Returns
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Cambridge - Risk, Information & Quantity Signals (1991) View citations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1991) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1994)
35. The Role of Human Capital and Political Instability in Economic Development
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
36. The Role of Human Capital in economic Development: Evidence form Aggregate Cross-Country Regional U.S. Data
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations

1991

37. Growth Accounting with Physical and Human Capital Accumulation
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
38. Homework in macroeconomics: household production and aggregate fluctuations
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1991)
39. Social Conflict
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
40. Social Conflict, Growth and Income Distribution
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
41. Social Conflict, Growth and Inequality
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
42. The Aggregate Effects of Monetary Externalities
    Working Papers, Cambridge - Risk, Information & Quantity Signals View citations
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1991) View citations
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1991) View citations

1990

43. A NEW CLASS OF SOLUTIONS TO DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING PROBLEMS ARISING IN GROWTH THEORY AND APPLICATIONS TO DYNAMIC GAMES
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
44. ENDOGENOUS FERTILITY AND GROWTH
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Australian National University - Department of Economics (1990)
45. HOMEWORK IN MACROECONOMICS I: BASIC THEORY
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
46. HOMEWORK IN MACROECONOMICS II: AGGREGATE FLUCTUATIONS
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
47. Homework in Macoreconomics I: Basic Theory (Part I of II)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
48. VINTAGE CAPITAL, INVESTMENT AND GROWTH
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    Also in Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (1990) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1991)

1989

49. A VINTAGE CAPITAL MODEL OF INVESTMENT AND GROWTH: THEORY AND EVIDENCE
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
50. EQUILIBRIUM CYCLING WITH SMALL DISCOUNTING: A NOTE
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
51. Externalities and Growth Accounting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)
52. GROWTH ACCOUNTING AND EXTERNALITIES
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1988

53. ENDOGENOUS FLUCTUATIONS IN THE BARRO-BECKER THEORY OF FERTILITY
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
54. JOINT EXPLOITATION OF A PRODUCTIVE ASSET: A GAME-THEORETIC APPROACH
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations

1987

55. Bargaining and the Evolution of Cooperation in a Dynamic Game
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (1987)
56. Chaos: Significance, Mechanism, and Economic Applications
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1989)
57. Global Equilibrium Dynamics with Stationary Recursive Preferences
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (1987)
58. Stochastic Equilibrium Oscillations
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1989)

1986

59. On Competitive Cycles in Productive Economies
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1988)
60. The Dynamics of Efficient Intertemporal Allocations With Many Agents, Recursive Preferences and Production
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (1988)

1984

61. Stochastic Equilibrium Cycles
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1983

62. Competitive Equilibrium Cycles
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
63. Sufficient Conditions for the Existence of Periodic Cycles in Discrete-Time Intertemporal Optimization Models and Applications to Optimal Growth and the Adjustment-Cost Theory of Investment
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University

1982

64. Arbitrage, Hedging and Equilibrium in Futures Markets
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1981)

1981

65. Job Search: The Choice of Intensity
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1983)
66. The Optimal Quantity of Money: A Formal Treatment
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (1983)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Moderate Inflation and the Deflation-Depression Link
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2009, 41, (4), 787-798
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2008

2. Bifurcation and sunspots in the continuous time equilibrium model with capacity utilization
   International Journal of Economic Theory, 2008, 4, (2), 337-355

2006

3. Persistence of business cycles in multisector real business cycle models
   International Journal of Economic Theory, 2006, 2, (3-4), 181-197 View citations
4. Redistribution, Taxes and the Median Voter
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2006, 9, (2), 211-223 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. The political economy of redistribution under democracy
   Economic Theory, 2006, 29, (2), 271-290 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

6. Introduction to monetary policy and capital accumulation
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2005, 123, (1), 1-3
7. Modeling internal commitment mechanisms and self-control: A neuroeconomics approach to consumption-saving decisions
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2005, 52, (2), 460-492 View citations
8. The design of monetary and fiscal policy: A global perspective
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2005, 123, (1), 40-73 View citations
   Also in Proceedings, 2005 (2005) View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

9. Indeterminacy, aggregate demand, and the real business cycle
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2004, 51, (3), 503-530 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)
10. Interest Rate Policy in Continuous Time with Discrete Delays
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2004, 36, (1), 1-15

2003

11. Backward-looking interest-rate rules, interest-rate smoothing, and macroeconomic instability
    Proceedings, 2003, 1379-1423 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

12. Avoiding Liquidity Traps
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (3), 535-563 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
13. Chaotic Interest-Rate Rules
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 72-78 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
14. Human capital and technology diffusion
    Proceedings, 2002, (Nov) View citations
    See also Chapter (2005)
    Working Paper (2002)
15. Public spending and optimal taxes without commitment
    Review of Economic Design, 2001, 6, (3), 371-396 View citations
16. research article: Indeterminacy and cycles in two-sector discrete-time model
    Economic Theory, 2002, 20, (2), 217-235

2001

17. Monetary Policy and Multiple Equilibria
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 167-186 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
18. The Perils of Taylor Rules
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2001, 96, (1-2), 40-69 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

19. Indeterminacy under Constant Returns to Scale in Multisector Economies
    Econometrica, 2000, 68, (6), 1541-1548 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
20. The Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2000, 3, (3), 523-550 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
21. The Role of Financial Development in Growth and Investment
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2000, 5, (4), 341-60 View citations

1998

22. Indeterminacy and Sunspots with Constant Returns
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 81, (1), 58-96 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
23. Introduction to Sunspots in Macroeconomics
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 81, (1), 1-6 View citations

1997

24. Optimal Taxes without Commitment
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1997, 77, (2), 231-259 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

25. Indeterminacy and sector-specific externalities
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1996, 37, (3), 421-443 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)
26. On Cycles and Chaos in Economics
    Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, 1996, 1, (1), 1-2
27. On the optimal and best sustainable taxes in an open economy
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (1), 135-154 View citations
28. On the political economy of immigration
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (9), 1737-1743 View citations
29. Social Conflict and Growth
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1996, 1, (1), 125-42 View citations

1995

30. On growth and indeterminacy: some theory and evidence
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1995, 43, (1), 163-211 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1994

31. A note on a new class of solutions to dynamic programming problems arising in economic growth
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1994, 18, (3-4), 807-813 View citations
32. Indeterminacy and Increasing Returns
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 63, (1), 19-41 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
33. Introduction to the Symposium on Growth, Fluctuations, and Sunspots: Confronting the Data
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 63, (1), 1-18 View citations
34. The role of human capital in economic development evidence from aggregate cross-country data
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (2), 143-173 View citations
35. Uniqueness and Indeterminacy: On the Dynamics of Endogenous Growth
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1994, 63, (1), 113-142 View citations

1992

36. The Joint Exploitation of a Productive Asset: A Game-Theoretic Approach
    Economic Theory, 1992, 2, (2), 155-90 View citations

1991

37. Externalities and Growth Accounting
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (1), 82-113 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
38. Homework in Macroeconomics: Household Production and Aggregate Fluctuations
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (6), 1166-87 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)
39. Vintage capital, investment, and growth
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 55, (2), 323-339 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1990

40. Equilibrium cycling with small discounting
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1990, 52, (2), 423-432 View citations

1989

41. Chaos: Significance, Mechanism, and Economic Applications
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (1), 77-105 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
42. Stochastic Equilibrium Oscillations
    International Economic Review, 1989, 30, (1), 85-102 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1988

43. On competitive cycles in productive economies
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 45, (1), 145-170 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)
44. The dynamics of efficient intertemporal allocations with many agents, recursive preferences, and production
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 44, (2), 301-320
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1987

45. Bargaining and the evolution of cooperation in a dynamic game
    Economics Letters, 1987, 24, (2), 107-111 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
46. Global equilibrium dynamics with stationary recursive preferences
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1987, 8, (3), 429-452 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1983

47. Job Search: The Choice of Intensity
    Journal of Political Economy, 1983, 91, (5), 747-64 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)
48. The Optimal Quantity of Money: A Formal Treatment
    International Economic Review, 1983, 24, (1), 101-11 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)

1982

49. A characterization of erratic dynamics in, the overlapping generations model
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1982, 4, (1), 37-55 View citations

1981

50. Rational Choice and Erratic Behaviour
    Review of Economic Studies, 1981, 48, (3), 459-71 View citations
51. Some New Results on the Dynamics of the Generalized Tobin Model
    International Economic Review, 1981, 22, (3), 589-96 View citations
52. Stability of Equilibrium in Dynamic Models of Capital Theory
    International Economic Review, 1981, 22, (2), 275-93 View citations

1980

53. Adaptive monetary policy and rational expectations
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1980, 23, (2), 261-266 View citations
54. Erratic accumulation
    Economics Letters, 1980, 6, (2), 113-117 View citations

1979

55. On the Uniqueness of Steady States in an Economy with Heterogeneous Capital Goods
    International Economic Review, 1979, 20, (1), 59-82 View citations
56. Pareto vs. Wicksell on adjustment costs in consumption: A reformulation
    Economics Letters, 1979, 2, (2), 121-124
57. The hopf bifurcation and the existence and stability of closed orbits in multisector models of optimal economic growth
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1979, 21, (3), 421-444 View citations

1978

58. A note on optimal growth and intertemporally dependent preferences
    Economics Letters, 1978, 1, (4), 321-324 View citations

Chapters

2005

1. Human Capital and Technology Diffusion
   Chapter 13 in Handbook of Economic Growth, 2005, vol. 1, Part A, pp 935-966 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)
   Journal Article in Proceedings (2002)

1999

2. Indeterminacy and sunspots in macroeconomics
   Chapter 06 in Handbook of Macroeconomics, 1999, vol. 1, Part A, pp 387-448 View citations

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Theory
   Elsevier