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Working Papers

2013

1. Price Equalization Does Not Imply Free Trade
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2012) View citations (1)
   Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (2012)

2012

2. Unemployment insurance fraud and optimal monitoring
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (1)

2011

3. Optimal auditing and insurance in a dynamic model of tax compliance
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
   See also Journal Article in Theoretical Economics (2012)
4. The Allocation of Talent, Economic Development and Skill Premia
   2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
5. Why do education vouchers fail at the ballot box?
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2011)

2010

6. A Model of the Transition to Growth
   2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
7. Optimal Auditing in a Dynamic Model of Tax Compliance
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2010) View citations (1)
8. Search Frictions and Asset Price Volatility
   Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (7)
   Also in 2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2005) View citations (1)
9. The Return to Capital and the Business Cycle
   Working Papers, Concordia University, Department of Economics
   Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2006) View citations (2)
   2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2006) View citations (9)
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara (2007) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2011)

2009

10. Why do Education Vouchers Fail?
    Caepr Working Papers, Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Economics Department, Indiana University Bloomington

2008

11. Entrepreneurship, Organization Capital and the Evolution of the Firm
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich

2004

12. From Cronies to Professionals: The Evolution of Family Firms
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
13. Stochastic Discount Factor Models and the Equity Premium Puzzle
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

2002

14. A benefit of uniform currency
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (9)
15. Enduring relationships in an economy with capital
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (9)

2001

16. Spectral Implications of Security Market Data for Models of Dynamic Economies
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2001, Society for Computational Economics

2000

17. Costly technology adoption and capital accumulation
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics (1997)
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA (1998)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2002)
18. Evaluating Asset-Pricing Models Using The Hansen-Jagannathan Bound: A Monte Carlo Investigation
    Virginia Economics Online Papers, University of Virginia, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics (1999)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2002)

1999

19. CAPM Reconsidered: A Robust Finite Sample Evaluation
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics
20. Growth and risk-sharing with private information
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (3)
    Also in Macroeconomics, EconWPA (1998)
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics (1997) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2001)
21. On the Political Economy of Means-Tested Education Vouchers
    Working Papers, Michigan State - Econometrics and Economic Theory View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2000)

1998

22. Habit Formation: A Resolution of the Equity Premium Puzzle?
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2002)
23. Robust Wald Tests in SUR Systems with Adding Up Restrictions: An Algebraic Approach to Proofs of Invariance
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Econometrics, EconWPA (1998) View citations (2)

1997

24. Minimum Consumption Requirements: Theoretical and Quantitative Implications for Growth and Distribution
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (1997) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Macroeconomic Dynamics (1999)

1996

25. Capital Markets and the Longevity of Family Businesses
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics

1993

26. Endogenous expenditures on public schools and persistent growth
    Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis View citations (1)
27. Inventories, production smoothing, and anticipated demand variations
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
28. Participation Dynamics: Sunspots and Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
29. Strategic complementarity in business formation: aggregate fluctuations and sunspot equilibria
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (52)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1993)

1991

30. A neoclassical model of seasonal fluctuations
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (1992)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Bouncing back from the great recession: the United States versus Europe
   Economic Synopses, 2012
2. Optimal auditing and insurance in a dynamic model of tax compliance
   Theoretical Economics, 2012, 7, (2)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
3. Unemployment insurance fraud
   Economic Synopses, 2012
4. Unemployment insurance: payments, overpayments and unclaimed benefits
   The Regional Economist, 2012, (Oct), 12-13

2011

5. The Return to Capital and the Business Cycle
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2011, 14, (2), 262-278 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
   Software Item (2010)

2007

6. A generalized volatility bound for dynamic economies
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2007, 54, (8), 2269-2290

2003

7. Public education and income inequality
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, (2), 289-300 View citations (17)

2002

8. Costly Technology Adoption and Capital Accumulation
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2002, 5, (2), 489-502 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2000)
9. Evaluating asset-pricing models using the Hansen-Jagannathan bound: a Monte Carlo investigation
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2002, 17, (2), 149-174 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2000)
10. Habit formation: a resolution of the equity premium puzzle?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2002, 49, (6), 1261-1288 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

2001

11. Capital Markets and the Evolution of Family Businesses
    The Journal of Business, 2001, 74, (2), 187-219 View citations (23)
12. Growth and risk-sharing with private information
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 47, (3), 499-521 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
13. Human capital accumulation and endogenous public expenditures
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, 34, (3), 807-826 View citations (18)

2000

14. On the political economy of means-tested education vouchers
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (4-6), 904-915 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
15. Robust Wald Tests in SUR Systems with Adding-up Restrictions
    Econometrica, 2000, 68, (3), 715-720 View citations (8)

1999

16. Competitive equilibrium and public investment plans1
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1999, 23, (8), 1207-1224 View citations (15)
17. MINIMUM CONSUMPTION REQUIREMENTS: THEORETICAL AND QUANTITATIVE IMPLICATIONS FOR GROWTH AND DISTRIBUTION
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 1999, 3, (04), 482-505 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1998

18. Chaotic dynamics in a cash-in-advance economy
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1998, 22, (7), 1117-1137 View citations (29)
19. Flat-Rate Taxes, Government Spending on Education, and Growth
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1998, 1, (1), 306-325 View citations (28)
20. Increasing returns, human capital, and the Kuznets curve
    Journal of Development Economics, 1998, 55, (2), 353-367 View citations (6)
21. Opting out of publicly provided services: A majority voting result
    Social Choice and Welfare, 1998, 15, (2), 187-199 View citations (41)

1997

22. Productive government expenditures and long-run growth
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1997, 21, (1), 183-204 View citations (126)

1996

23. Endogenous public policy and multiple equilibria
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 11, (4), 653-662 View citations (26)

1994

24. Growth-Inequality Trade-Offs in a Model with Public Sector R&D
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1994, 27, (2), 484-93 View citations (10)
25. Public investment in infrastructure in a simple growth model
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1994, 18, (6), 1173-1187 View citations (141)

1993

26. Strategic Complementarity in Business Formation: Aggregate Fluctuations and Sunspot Equilibria
    Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (4), 795-811 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1992

27. A neoclassical model of seasonal fluctuations
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1992, 29, (1), 59-86 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
28. Public versus Private Investment in Human Capital Endogenous Growth and Income Inequality
    Journal of Political Economy, 1992, 100, (4), 818-34 View citations (346)

Software Items

2010

1. Code and data files for "The Return to Capital and the Business Cycle"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2011)