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Postal address:	UCLA,Department of Economics 8283 Bunche Hall Box 951477 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1477
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Long Term Care Risk for Couples and Singles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

2. Dynamic General Equilibrium Modeling of Long and Short-Run Historical Events
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2017

3. Reforming Medicaid Long Term Care Insurance
   2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
4. Replacing Income Taxation with Consumption Taxation in Japan
   2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Replacing income taxation with consumption taxation in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2016

5. Neoclassical Models in Macroeconomics
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Chapter Neoclassical Models in Macroeconomics, Handbook of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (12) (2016)

2013

6. Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective
   IMES Discussion Paper Series, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan View citations (26)
   Also in 2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (20)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (71) (2016)

2012

7. Health Insurance Reform: The Impact of a Medicare Buy-In
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
   Also in 2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article Health insurance reform: The impact of a Medicare buy-in, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2014) View citations (41) (2014)

2011

8. Financing Health Care in Japan: The Impact of an Aging Population
   2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2010

9. Indivisible Labor and the Business Cycle
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (115)
   See also Journal Article Indivisible labor and the business cycle, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1985) View citations (1587) (1985)

2007

10. Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Life Cycle: How Important is On-The-Job Skill Accumulation?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Business cycle fluctuations and the life cycle: How important is on-the-job skill accumulation?, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2009) View citations (25) (2009)
11. Hours Volatility over the Life Cycle: The Role of Learning by Doing
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2006

12. Consumption Over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Consumption over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (71) (2008)
13. Why Have Business Cycle Fluctuations Become Less Volatile?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in 2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005)
    See also Journal Article Why have business cycle fluctuations become less volatile?, Economic Theory, Springer (2007) View citations (63) (2007)

2004

14. Consumption and Work Effort over the Lifecycle
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

1999

15. Malthus to Solow
    Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (22)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Malthus to Solow, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (565) (2002)

1997

16. Unanticipated Money
    Economics Series, Institute for Advanced Studies View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Unanticipated Money Growth and the Business Cycle Reconsidered, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1997) View citations (18) (1997)

1994

17. Equilibrium business cycles with idle resources and variable capacity utilization
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Equilibrium Business Cycles with Idle Resources and Variable Capacity Utilization, Economic Theory, Springer (1995) View citations (47) (1995)

1992

18. Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models
    Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (43)
    See also Software Item GAUSS code for the basic Hansen (1985) model, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
    Software Item GAUSS code for the Imrohoroglu (1989) model without aggregate uncertainty, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
    Software Item GAUSS code useful for many RBC models, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
    Software Item GAUSS code for an overlapping generations model with inelastic labor supply, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
    Software Item GAUSS code for a basic model with money, cash-in-advance constraint, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

1991

19. Tax Distortions in a Neoclassical Monetary Economy
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (23)
    Also in Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1991)
    Working Papers, Rochester, Business - General (1991) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Tax distortions in a neoclassical monetary economy, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1992) View citations (141) (1992)
20. The Cyclical and Secular Behavior of the Labor Input: Comparing Efficiency Units and Hours Worked
    Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article The Cyclical and Secular Behaviour of the Labour Input: Comparing Efficiency Units and Hours Worked, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (1993) View citations (190) (1993)
21. The Welfare Costs of Moderate Inflations
    Working Papers, Rochester, Business - General View citations (111)
    Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1991) View citations (106)
    See also Journal Article The Welfare Costs of Moderate Inflations, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1991) View citations (106) (1991)

1990

22. THE ROLE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN AN ECONOMY WITH LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS AND MORAL HAZARD
    Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics View citations (12)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1990) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Unemployment Insurance in an Economy with Liquidity Constraints and Moral Hazard, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1992) View citations (323) (1992)

1989

23. Technical Progress and Aggregate Fluctuations
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Technical progress and aggregate fluctuations, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (1997) View citations (49) (1997)

1988

24. THE INFLATION TAX IN A REAL BUSINESS CYCLE MODEL
    Working Papers, Rochester, Business - General
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1987) View citations (37)
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (1988) View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article The Inflation Tax in a Real Business Cycle Model, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1989) View citations (566) (1989)

1987

25. Straight Time and Overtime in Equilibrium
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Straight time and overtime in equilibrium, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1988) View citations (56) (1988)

Undated

26. Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Life Cycle: How Important is Learning by Doing? (with Selo Imrohoroglu)
    UCLA Economics Online Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
27. Consumption over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities (with Selo Imrohoroglu)
    UCLA Economics Online Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
28. Why Have Business Cycle Fluctuations Become Less Volatile? (with Andres Arias and Lee E. Ohanian)
    UCLA Economics Online Papers, UCLA Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2023

1. Demographic Change, Government Debt and Fiscal Sustainability in Japan: The Impact of Bond Purchase by the Bank of Japan
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2023, 50, 88-105 View citations (1)

2018

2. Replacing income taxation with consumption taxation in Japan
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2018, 48, (C), 15-28 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Replacing Income Taxation with Consumption Taxation in Japan, 2017 Meeting Papers (2017) (2017)

2016

3. Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2016, 21, 201-224 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective, IMES Discussion Paper Series (2013) View citations (26) (2013)
   Software Item Code and data files for "Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective", Computer Codes (2015) (2015)

2014

4. Health insurance reform: The impact of a Medicare buy-in
   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2014, 45, (C), 315-329 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Health Insurance Reform: The Impact of a Medicare Buy-In, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (15) (2012)

2009

5. Business cycle fluctuations and the life cycle: How important is on-the-job skill accumulation?
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (6), 2293-2309 View citations (25)
   See also Working Paper Business Cycle Fluctuations and the Life Cycle: How Important is On-The-Job Skill Accumulation?, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (5) (2007)

2008

6. Consumption over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, 11, (3), 566-583 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper Consumption Over the Life Cycle: The Role of Annuities, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2007

7. Why have business cycle fluctuations become less volatile?
   Economic Theory, 2007, 32, (1), 43-58 View citations (63)
   See also Working Paper Why Have Business Cycle Fluctuations Become Less Volatile?, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (21) (2006)

2005

8. Capacity constraints, asymmetries, and the business cycle
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2005, 8, (4), 850-865 View citations (77)

2002

9. Foreword
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2002, 5, (4), 719
10. Malthus to Solow
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 1205-1217 View citations (565)
    See also Working Paper Malthus to Solow, Staff Report (1999) View citations (22) (1999)

1998

11. The role of monetary shocks in equilibrium business cycle theory: Three examples
    European Economic Review, 1998, 42, (3-5), 605-617 View citations (18)

1997

12. Technical progress and aggregate fluctuations
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1997, 21, (6), 1005-1023 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Technical Progress and Aggregate Fluctuations, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1989) View citations (7) (1989)
13. Unanticipated Money Growth and the Business Cycle Reconsidered
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1997, 29, (4), 624-48 View citations (18)
    Also in Proceedings, 1997, (Nov), 624-652 (1997) View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Unanticipated Money, Economics Series (1997) View citations (1) (1997)

1996

14. Inflation, growth, and financial intermediation - commentary
    Review, 1996, 78, (May), 59-61 View citations (1)
    Also in Proceedings, 1996, 78, (May), 59-61 (1996) View citations (1)

1995

15. Equilibrium Business Cycles with Idle Resources and Variable Capacity Utilization
    Economic Theory, 1995, 6, (1), 35-49 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium business cycles with idle resources and variable capacity utilization, Working Papers (1994) View citations (4) (1994)

1993

16. Did Technology Shocks Cause the 1990-1991 Recession?
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 280-86 View citations (26)
17. The Cyclical and Secular Behaviour of the Labour Input: Comparing Efficiency Units and Hours Worked
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1993, 8, (1), 71-80 View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper The Cyclical and Secular Behavior of the Labor Input: Comparing Efficiency Units and Hours Worked, Working Papers (1991) View citations (37) (1991)

1992

18. Tax distortions in a neoclassical monetary economy
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1992, 58, (2), 290-316 View citations (141)
    See also Working Paper Tax Distortions in a Neoclassical Monetary Economy, RCER Working Papers (1991) View citations (23) (1991)
19. The Role of Unemployment Insurance in an Economy with Liquidity Constraints and Moral Hazard
    Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 100, (1), 118-42 View citations (323)
    See also Working Paper THE ROLE OF UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE IN AN ECONOMY WITH LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS AND MORAL HAZARD, Working Papers (1990) View citations (12) (1990)
20. The labor market in real business cycle theory
    Quarterly Review, 1992, 16, (Spr), 2-12 View citations (66)

1991

21. The Welfare Costs of Moderate Inflations
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1991, 23, (3), 483-503 View citations (106)
    Also in Proceedings, 1991, 483-518 (1991) View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper The Welfare Costs of Moderate Inflations, Working Papers (1991) View citations (111) (1991)

1989

22. Some welfare costs of monetary and fiscal policy
    Proceedings, 1989 View citations (1)
23. The Inflation Tax in a Real Business Cycle Model
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (4), 733-48 View citations (566)
    See also Working Paper THE INFLATION TAX IN A REAL BUSINESS CYCLE MODEL, Working Papers (1988) (1988)

1988

24. Straight time and overtime in equilibrium
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1988, 21, (2-3), 281-308 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Straight Time and Overtime in Equilibrium, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1987) View citations (13) (1987)

1985

25. Indivisible labor and the business cycle
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1985, 16, (3), 309-327 View citations (1587)
    See also Working Paper Indivisible Labor and the Business Cycle, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (115) (2010)

Chapters

2016

1. Neoclassical Models in Macroeconomics
   Elsevier View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Neoclassical Models in Macroeconomics, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

Software Items

2015

1. Code and data files for "Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (71) (2016)

Undated

2. GAUSS code for a basic model with money, cash-in-advance constraint
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
3. GAUSS code for an overlapping generations model with inelastic labor supply
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
4. GAUSS code for the Imrohoroglu (1989) model without aggregate uncertainty
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
5. GAUSS code for the basic Hansen (1985) model
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
6. GAUSS code useful for many RBC models
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Recursive methods for computing equilibria of business cycle models, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1992) View citations (43) (1992)

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   Review of Economic Dynamics
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   Review of Economic Dynamics
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   Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics