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Working Papers

2008

1. What Do Economists Know About Crime?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

2. Does the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Save Lives?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2005

3. The Opium Wars, Opium Legalization, and Opium Consumption in China
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in
   Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005)
   See Also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2008)

2003

4. Alcohol Prohibition and Cirrhosis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
5. The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See Also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2003)

1999

6. The Effect of Alcohol Prohibition on Alcohol Consumption
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in
   Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1997)
7. Violence and the U.S. Prohibition of Drugs and Alcohol
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in
   Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1998) View citations
   See Also Journal Article in American Law and Economics Review (1999)

1997

8. The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1996

9. Some Estimates of Annual Alcohol Consumption Per Capita, 1870-1991
   Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme
   Also in
   Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)
10. Why Does Inflation Differ Across Countries?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1995

11. Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
12. Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
    Also in
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (1997)
13. What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles from the Study of Seasonal Cycles?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)

1992

14. Seasonal Unit Roots in Aggregate U.S. Data
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (1993)

1991

15. A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations
    Also in
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1988)
    See Also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1992)
16. Alcohol Consumption During Prohibition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1991)
17. Should The Fed Smooth Interest Rates? The Case of Seasonal Monetary Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy (1991)
18. Why Do Countries and Industries with Large Seasonal Cycles Also Have Large Business Cycles?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

1990

19. The Economics of Seasonal Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
20. The Founding of the Fed and the Destabilization of the Post-1914 Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1988)
21. The Seasonal Cycle in U.S. Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1990) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Economics Letters (1991)

1989

22. A New Monthly Index of Industrial Production, 1884-1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
23. Production, Sales, and the Change in Inventories: An Identity That Doesn`t Add Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in
    Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1989)
24. Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in
    Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations
    Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research
    See Also Journal Article in Econometrica (1988)
25. The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1989)
26. The Worldwide Change in the Behavior of Interest Rates and Prices in 1914
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See Also Journal Article in European Economic Review (1988)

1987

27. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
28. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1987)

1986

29. The Changing Behavior of the Term Structure of Interest Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1986)

Journal Articles

2008

1. The opium wars, opium legalization and opium consumption in China
   Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, (12), 911-913
   See Also Working Paper (2005)

2005

2. The effect of alcohol prohibition on alcohol consumption: evidence from drunkenness arrests
   Economics Letters, 2005, 86, (2), 279-284 View citations

2003

3. The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (3), 522-530 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (2003)

2001

4. Prohibition and the Market for Illegal Drugs
   World Economics, 2001, 2, (4), 133-157 View citations
5. Violence, Guns, and Drugs: A Cross-Country Analysis
   Journal of Law & Economics, 2001, 44, (2), 615-33 View citations
6. What Do We Know About the Shadow Economy?
   World Economics, 2001, 2, (4), 19-32 View citations

1999

7. Violence and the U.S. Prohibitions of Drug and Alcohol
   American Law and Economics Review, 1999, 1, (1-2), 78-114
   See Also Working Paper (1999)

1997

8. Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (3), 293-99 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (1995)

1996

9. What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles form the Study of Seasonal Cycles?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (1), 54-66 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (1995)

1995

10. The Economic Case against Drug Prohibition
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (4), 175-92 View citations

1994

11. Empirical methodology in macroeconomics explaining the success of Friedman and Schwartz's 'a monetary history of the United States, 1867-1960'
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (1), 17-25
12. The founding of the Fed and the behavior of interest rates: What can be learned from small samples?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (3), 555-559

1993

13. Seasonal unit roots in aggregate U.S. data
    Journal of Econometrics, 1993, 55, (1-2), 305-328 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1992)

1992

14. A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 772-88 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)
15. Economists and drug policy: A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 36, (1), 249-259 View citations
16. Why Do Countries and Industries with Large Seasonal Cycles also Have Large Business Cycles?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (2), 621-56 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)

1991

17. Alcohol Consumption during Prohibition
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 242-47 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)
18. Should the fed smooth interest rates? the case of seasonal monetary policy
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1991, 34, (1), 41-69 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1991)
19. The role of economic history in economic research: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1991, 27, (2), 293-299
20. The seasonal cycle in U.S. manufacturing
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (2), 115-118
    See Also Working Paper (1990)

1990

21. Reviving the Federal Statistical System: The View from Academia
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 329-32
22. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (4), 977-79 View citations

1989

23. Production, sales, and the change in inventories: An identity that doesn't add up
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1989, 24, (1), 31-51 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1989)
24. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption: A Correction
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (4), 988-91 View citations
25. The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (3), 503-34 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1989)

1988

26. Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Models of Inventories
    Econometrica, 1988, 56, (4), 877-908 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1989)
27. The worldwide change in the behavior of interest rates and prices in 1914
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (5), 1123-1147
    See Also Working Paper (1989)

1987

28. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 358-74 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1987)

1986

29. Financial Panics, the Seasonality of the Nominal Interest Rate, and theFounding of the Fed
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (1), 125-40 View citations
30. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (6), 1258-79 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1987)
31. The Changing Behavior of the Term Structure of Interest Rates
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1986, 101, (2), 211-28 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1986)