Details about Alan S. Blinder

Postal address:	Department of Economics, 105 Fisher Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1021
Workplace:	Center for Economic Policy Studies, Department of Economics, Princeton University, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, Princeton University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2009

1. Alternative Measures of Offshorability: A Survey Approach
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
2. Talking about monetary policy: the virtues (and vice?) of central bank communication
   BIS Working Papers, Bank for International Settlements
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2008)

2008

3. Central Bank Communication and Monetary Policy: A Survey of Theory and Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2008) View citations
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2008) View citations
   DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department (2008) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2008)
4. Education for the Third Industrial Revolution
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
5. Making Monetary Policy by Committee
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
6. On the design of monetary policy committees
   Working Paper, Norges Bank
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2007) View citations
7. The Supply Shock Explanation of the Great Stagflation Revisited
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations

2007

8. How Many U.S. Jobs Might Be Offshorable?
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
   See also Journal Article in World Economics (2009)
9. Leadership in Groups: A Monetary Policy Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2006

10. Monetary Policy Today: Sixteen Questions and about Twelve Answers
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
11. Monetary Policy by Committee: Why and How?
    DNB Working Papers, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2005) View citations
    See also Journal Article in European Journal of Political Economy (2007)
12. Preparing America’s Workforce: Are We Looking in the Rear-View Mirror?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

2005

13. Economic Advice and Political Decisions: A Clash of Civilizations?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.
14. Fear of Offshoring
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
15. Understanding the Greenspan Standard
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
    See also Journal Article in Proceedings (2005)
16. What Have We Learned since October 1979?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

2004

17. The Case Against the Case Against Discretionary Fiscal Policy
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
18. What Does the Public Know about Economic Policy, and How Does It Know It?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2004) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2004) View citations
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2004)

2002

19. Through the Looking Glass: Central Bank Transparency
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

2001

20. Are Two Heads Better Than One?: An Experimental Analysis of Group vs. Individual Decisionmaking
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations

1999

21. Central Bank Credibility: Why Do We Care? How Do We Build It?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2000)

1991

22. Why are Prices Sticky? Preliminary Results from an Interview Study
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)

1990

23. The Resurgence of Inventory Research: What Have We Learned?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Surveys (1991)

1989

24. A Shred of Evidence on Theories of Wage Stickiness
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)
25. Credit, Money, and Aggregate Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1988)
26. The federal funds rate and the channels of monetary transmission
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1992)

1988

27. The Challenge of High Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1988)

1987

28. A Skeptical Note on the New Econometrics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
29. Consumer Durables and the Optimality of Usually Doing Nothing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
30. The Life-Cycle Permanent-Income Model and Consumer Durables
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique (1988)

1986

31. More on the Speed of Adjustment in Inventory Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1986)

1985

32. Credit Rationing and Effective Supply Failures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1987)
33. Macroeconomics, Income Distribution, and Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
34. Notches
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1985)

1984

35. Aggregation and Stabilization Policy in a Multi-Contract Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1984)
36. Can The Production Smoothing Model of Inventory Behavior be Saved?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1986)
37. Inventory Fluctuations in the United States Since 1929
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Chapter (1986)
38. On the Monetization of Deficits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
39. Public Opinion and the Balanced Budget
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1984)

1983

40. Inventories and Sticky Prices: More on the Microfoundations of Macroeconomics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1982)
41. Issues in the Coordination of Monetary and Fiscal Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
42. Money, Credit Constraints, and Economic Activity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1983)

1982

43. Inventories, Rational Expectations, and the Business Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1978) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1981)
44. Private Pensions and Public Pensions: Theory and Fact
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1981

45. Inventories and the Structure of Macro Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1981)
46. Inventories in the Keynesian Macro Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Kyklos (1980)
47. Market Wages, Reservation Wages, and Retirement Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1980)
    Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1980)
48. Monetary Accommodation of Supply Shocks under Rational Expectations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1981)
49. Reconsidering the Work Disincentive Effects of Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
50. Social Security, Bequests, and the Life Cycle Theory of Saving: Cross-Sectional Tests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
51. Temporary Income Taxes and Consumer Spending
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1981)
52. The 1971-1974 Controls Program and The Price Level: An Econometric Post-Mortem
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1981)
53. The Level and Distribution of Economic Well-Being
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1980)

1975

54. Human Capital and Labor Supply: A Synthesis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1974)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1976)

1974

55. On Dogmatism in Human Capital Theory
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

1972

56. Who Joins Unions?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. How Many US Jobs Might be Offshorable?
   World Economics, 2009, 10, (2), 41-78
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

2. Central Bank Communication and Monetary Policy: A Survey of Theory and Evidence
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2008, 46, (4), 910-45 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. Do Monetary Policy Committees Need Leaders? A Report on an Experiment
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 224-29

2007

4. Monetary policy by committee: Why and how?
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2007, 23, (1), 106-123 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

5. Getting Inflation-Fighting Right
   Challenge, 2006, 49, (5), 6-18
6. Presidential Address: Stigler's Lament
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2006, 32, (3), 381-396

2005

7. Are Two Heads Better than One? Monetary Policy by Committee
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2005, 37, (5), 789-811 View citations
8. Panel discussion I: what have we learned since October 1979?
   Review, 2005, (Mar), 277-292
9. Understanding the Greenspan standard
   Proceedings, 2005, (Aug), 11-96 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

10. Permanent and transitory policy shocks in an empirical macro model with asymmetric information, comments
    Proceedings, 2004, (Mar)
11. What Does the Public Know about Economic Policy, and How Does It Know It?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2004, 35, (2004-1), 327-397 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

12. Commentary: should the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve be concerned about fiscal policy?
    Proceedings, 2002, 391-403

2001

13. Keeping the Keynesian Faith
    World Economics, 2001, 2, (2), 105-140
14. The Rebirth of the Corporate Bond Market
    World Economics, 2001, 2, (2), 73-104

2000

15. Central-Bank Credibility: Why Do We Care? How Do We Build It?
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (5), 1421-1431 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)
16. Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound: Balancing the Risks: Summary Panel
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2000, 32, (4), 1093-99 View citations
17. Summary panel: monetary policy at the zero lower bound: balancing the risks
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2000, 1093-1099

1998

18. Commentary: monetary policy and the well-being of the poor
    Proceedings, 1998, 203-209
19. Stop me before I inflate again: the rules-versus-discretion debate revisited
    Proceedings, 1998, (May), 502-508

1997

20. Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: What Central Bankers Could Learn from Academics--And Vice Versa
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (2), 3-19 View citations
21. Is There a Core of Practical Macroeconomics That We Should All Believe?
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 240-43 View citations
22. Measuring short-run inflation for central bankers - commentary
    Review, 1997, (May), 157-160 View citations

1996

23. Central banking in a democracy
    Economic Quarterly, 1996, (Fall), 1-14 View citations
24. The Role of the Dollar as an International Currency
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1996, 22, (2), 127-136 View citations

1995

25. Statement to Congress, October 11, 1995 (views of the Board on issues relating to electronic payment technologies)
    Federal Reserve Bulletin, 1995, (Dec), 1089-1093

1994

26. Overview panelists of the proceedings of a symposium on reducing unemployment
    Proceedings, 1994, (Jan), 323-328

1993

27. A Simple Note on the Japanese Firm
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1993, 7, (3), 238-255 View citations

1992

28. Consumer Durables: Evidence on the Optimality of Usually Doing Nothing
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1992, 24, (2), 258-72 View citations
29. Deja vu all over again: commentary
    Proceedings, 1992, 189-196
30. The Federal Funds Rate and the Channels of Monetary Transmission
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (4), 901-21 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1991

31. Taking Stock: A Critical Assessment of Recent Research on Inventories
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1991, 5, (1), 73-96 View citations
32. The Resurgence of Inventory Research: What Have We Learned?
    Journal of Economic Surveys, 1991, 5, (4), 291-328 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
33. Why Are Prices Sticky? Preliminary Results from an Interview Study
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 89-96 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

34. A Shred of Evidence on Theories of Wage Stickiness
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (4), 1003-15 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
35. Learning by Asking Those Who Are Doing
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1990, 16, (4), 297-306 View citations

1989

36. In Honor of Robert M. Solow: Nobel Laureate in 1987
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (3), 99-105

1988

37. Credit, Money, and Aggregate Demand
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 435-39 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
38. The Challenge of High Unemployment
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (2), 1-15 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1988)
39. The Fall and Rise of Keynesian Economics
    The Economic Record, 1988, 64, (187), 278-94 View citations
40. The Life Cycle Permanent-Income Model and Consumer Durables
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1988, (9), 05 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1987

41. Credit Rationing and Effective Supply Failures
    Economic Journal, 1987, 97, (386), 327-52 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1985)
42. Keynes, Lucas, and Scientific Progress
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 130-36 View citations
43. Princeton economist, Alan S. Blinder, cites Murphy's law in economics
    Southeastern Economic Insight, 1987, (May), 1-2

1986

44. Can the Production Smoothing Model of Inventory Behavior Be Saved?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, 101, (3), 431-53 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1984)
45. His and Hers: Gender Differences in Work and Income, 1959-1979: Comment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S273-77
46. Keynes after Lucas
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1986, 12, (3), 209-216 View citations
47. More on the Speed of Adjustment in Inventory Models
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1986, 18, (3), 355-65 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1985

48. 'Rationality, causality, and the relation between economic conditions and the popularity of parties' by Gebhard Kirchgassner
    European Economic Review, 1985, 28, (1-2), 269-272 View citations
49. Federal Deficits, Interest Rates, and Monetary Policy: Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1985, 17, (4), 685-89 View citations
50. Notches
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (4), 736-47
    See also Working Paper (1985)

1984

51. Aggregation and stabilization policy in a multi-contract economy
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1984, 13, (1), 67-86 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1984)
52. Public Opinion and the Balanced Budget
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (2), 144-49 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1984)

1983

53. Money, Credit Constraints, and Economic Activity
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 297-302 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1983)

1982

54. Inventories and Sticky Prices: More on the Microfoundations of Macroeconomics
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (3), 334-48 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1983)
55. Issues in the coordination of monetary and fiscal policies
    Proceedings, 1982, 3-46 View citations

1981

56. Inventories and the Structure of Macro Models
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (2), 11-16 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)
57. Inventories, rational expectations, and the business cycle
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1981, 8, (3), 277-304 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1982)
58. Monetary Accommodation of Supply Shocks under Rational Expectations
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1981, 13, (4), 425-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)
59. Retail Inventory Behavior and Business Fluctuations
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1981, 12, (1981-2), 443-520 View citations
60. Temporary Income Taxes and Consumer Spending
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (1), 26-53 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)
61. The 1971-1974 controls program and the price level: An econometric post-mortem
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1981, 8, (1), 1-23 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)

1980

62. Inventories in the Keynesian Macro Model
    Kyklos, 1980, 33, (4), 585-614 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1981)
63. Market wages, reservation wages, and retirement decisions
    Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 14, (2), 277-308 View citations
    See also Chapter (1980)
    Working Paper (1981)
64. The Consumer Price Index and the Measurement of Recent Inflation
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1980, 11, (1980-2), 539-573 View citations

1978

65. Macroeconomic Activity and Income Distribution in the Postwar United States
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1978, 60, (4), 604-09 View citations
66. What's "New" and what's "Keynesian" in the "New Cambridge" Keynesianism?
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1978, 9, (1), 67-85

1977

67. Indexing the economy through financial intermediation
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1977, 5, (1), 69-105 View citations

1976

68. Does fiscal policy matter?: A correction
    Journal of Public Economics, 1976, 5, (1-2), 183-184
69. Does fiscal policy still matter?: A reply
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1976, 2, (4), 501-510 View citations
70. Human Capital and Labor Supply: A Synthesis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (3), 449-72 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1975)
71. Inequality and Mobility in the Distribution of Wealth
    Kyklos, 1976, 29, (4), 607-38 View citations
72. Intergenerational Transfers and Life Cycle Consumption
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (2), 87-93 View citations
73. New Measures of Fiscal and Monetary Policy, 1958-73
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (5), 780-96

1975

74. Distribution Effects and the Aggregate Consumption Function
    Journal of Political Economy, 1975, 83, (3), 447-75 View citations

1974

75. The Economics of Brushing Teeth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (4), 887-91

1973

76. A Model of Inherited Wealth
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1973, 87, (4), 608-26 View citations
77. Does fiscal policy matter?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1973, 2, (4), 319-337 View citations

1972

78. Some Implications of Endogenous Stabilization Policy
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1972, 3, (1972-3), 585-644 View citations

Books

2009

1. Offshoring of American Jobs: What Response from U.S. Economic Policy?, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

1999

2. Central Banking in Theory and Practice, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

Chapters

1994

1. On Sticky Prices: Academic Theories Meet the Real World
   A chapter in Monetary Policy, 1994, pp 117-154 View citations

1986

2. Inventory Fluctuations in the United States since 1929
   A chapter in The American Business Cycle: Continuity and Change, 1986, pp 183-236
   See also Working Paper (1984)

1982

3. The Anatomy of Double-Digit Inflation in the 1970s
   A chapter in Inflation: Causes and Effects, 1982, pp 261-282 View citations

1980

4. Market wages, reservation wages, and retirement decisions
   A chapter in Econometric Studies in Public Finance, 1980, pp 277-308 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1981)
   Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1980)
5. The Level and Distribution of Economic Well-Being
   A chapter in The American Economy in Transition, 1980, pp 415-500 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1981)