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Working Papers

2002

1. Macroeconomic Strategy in Wartime
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

2001

2. Fiscal Policy: Its Macroeconomics in Perspective
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1999

3. On Minsky's Agenda for Reform
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1998

4. Financial Globalization: Can National Currencies Survive?
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
5. Monetary Policy: Recent Theory and Practice
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1997

6. Can We Grow Faster?
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
7. Supply Constraints on Employment and Output: NAIRU Versus Natural Rate
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
8. The Experiment in Applied Econometrics
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1995

9. An Overview of the General Theory
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1994

10. Health Care Reform as Seen by a General Economist
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
11. Two Cases for Sand in the Wheels of International Finance
    Center for International and Development Economics Research (CIDER) Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (1995)

1993

12. An Old Keynesian Counterattacks
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Eastern Economic Journal (1992)
13. Poverty in Relation to Macroeconomic Trends, Cycles, and Policies
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
14. The Natural Rate as New Classical Macroeconomics -- For Rod Cross, The Natural Rate Hypothesis 25 Years On
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1992

15. Money (for New Palgrave Money and Finance)
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1991

16. Commentary on Irving Fisher, The Nature of Capital and Income (1906)
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
17. International Currency Regimes, Capital Mobility, and Macroeconomic Policy
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
18. On the Internationalization of Portfolios
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (1992)
19. Preface to Eduard Marz, Schumpeter, English Translation, Yale University Press
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
20. Price Flexibility and Output Stability: An Old Keynesian View
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1993)
21. The Invisible Hand in Modern Macroeconomics
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1990

22. Growth and Distribution: A Neoclassical Kaldor-Robinson Exercise
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
    See also Journal Article in Cambridge Journal of Economics (1989)

1989

23. On the Theory of Macroeconomic Policy
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1988

24. The Macroeconomics of Government Finance
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
    See also Chapter (1990)

1987

25. Financial Intermediaries
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
26. Inventories, Investment, Inflation and Taxes
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
27. The Future of Social Security: One Economist's Assessment
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1986

28. The Monetary-Fiscal Mix: Long-Run Implications
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1986)

1985

29. Neoclassical Theory in America: J.B. Clark and Fisher
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1985)

1984

30. A Mean-Variance Approach to Fundamental Valuations
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
31. The Monetary-Fiscal Policy Mix in the United States, W. A. Mackintosh Lecture
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics

1983

32. Macroeconomics Under Debate
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1982

33. Macroeconomics and Fiscal Policy: Paul A. Samuelson and Modern Economics
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
34. Money and Finance in the Macro-Economic Process
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking (1982)

1981

35. Mandatory Retirement Saving and Capital Formation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1980

36. A Model of U.S. Financial and Nonfinancial Economic Behavior
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1979

37. The Short-Run Macroeconomics of Floating Exchange Rates: An Exposition
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1978

38. A Proposal for International Monetary Reform
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Eastern Economic Journal (1978)
39. Debt Neutrality: A Brief Review of Doctrine and Evidence
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
40. Fiscal and Monetary Policies, Capital Formation, and Economic Activity
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
41. Government Deficits and Capital Accumulation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1977

42. Deficit Spending and Crowding Out in Shorter and Longer Runs
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
43. How Dead is Keynes?
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (1977)
44. Monetary Policies and the Economy -- The Transmission Mechanism
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1976

45. Asset Markets and the Cost of Capital
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1975

46. Keynesian Models of Recession and Depression
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1975)

1974

47. Long Run Effects of Fiscal and Monetary Policy on Aggregate Demand
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1972

48. Technological Development and Employment
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1971

49. Friedman's Theoretical Framework
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1972)
50. Is Growth Obsolete?
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Chapter (1973)
51. Summary Comment
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
52. Wealth, Liquidity, and Consumption
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
53. Wealth, Liquidity, and the Propensity to Consume
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1969

54. Money and Income: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1970)
55. Money and Permanent Income: Some Empirical Tests
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1969)

1968

56. Notes on Optimal Monetary Growth
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1968)
57. Pitfalls in Financial Model-Building
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1965

58. A Model of Fixed Capital without Substitution
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1963

59. Commercial Banks as Creators of 'Money'
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1962

60. Financial Intermediaries and the Effectiveness of Monetary Controls
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1960

61. Inter-Generation Transfers of Wealth and the Theory of Saving
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1959

62. Consumer Expenditures and the Capital Account
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University

1957

63. Alternative Forecasts of Saving 1947-56
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
64. Consumer Debt and Spending: Some Evidence from Analysis of a Survey
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University
65. On the Predictive Value of Consumer Intentions and Attitudes
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1956

66. Estimation of Relationships for Limited Dependent Variables
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations
67. Liquidity Preference as Behavior Towards Risk
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

1955

68. The Application of Multivariate Probit Analysis to Economic Survey Data
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation, Yale University View citations

Journal Articles

2005

1. "Fisher's" Nature of Capital and Income
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2005, 64, (1), 207-214
2. Fisher's Text
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2005, 64, (1), 201-205
3. Irving Fisher (1867-1947)
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2005, 64, (1), 19-42
4. Tobin on Hall
   American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2005, 64, (1), 113-116

2003

5. A Proposal for Monetary Reform
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2003, 29, (4), 519-526 View citations

2002

6. A Hard Look at the Costs of Peace
   World Economics, 2002, 3, (2), 61-74
7. James Tobin''le Söyleşi
   Iktisat Isletme ve Finans, 2002, 17, (193), 34-36
8. James Tobin, 1918–2002
   World Economics, 2002, 3, (3), 121-160

2001

9. International trade and financial markets
   Japan and the World Economy, 2001, 13, (4), 499-502

2000

10. Financial Globalization
    World Development, 2000, 28, (6), 1101-1104 View citations

1998

11. Asian financial crisis
    Japan and the World Economy, 1998, 10, (3), 351-353 View citations
12. World economy and financial markets
    Japan and the World Economy, 1998, 10, (3), 377-379

1997

13. Comments by Professor James Tobin
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1997, 12, (5), 647-50
14. Irving Fisher (1867-1947) in Retrospect: Fisher's Introductory Text
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 430-32
15. The economics of the radical right
    Journal of Economics and Finance, 1997, 21, (1), 3-6

1996

16. A currency transactions tax, why and how
    Open Economies Review, 1996, 7, (1), 493-499 View citations
17. Flexibilidad de precios y estabilidad de la produccion: punto de vista de un antiguo keynesiano
    Lecturas de Economía, 1996, (44), 95-130

1995

18. Memories of Doug Purvis
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1995, 28, (s1), 1-3
19. Remin1nscences of Dudley Dillard
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1995, 21, (1), 1-6
20. Two Cases for Sand in the Wheels of International Finance
    Economic Journal, 1995, 105, (428), 162-72 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

21. How can monetary policy be improved?
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 1994, 229-258

1993

22. Price Flexibility and Output Stability: An Old Keynesian View
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (1), 45-65 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

23. An Old Keynesian Counterattacks
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1992, 18, (4), 387-400
    See also Working Paper (1993)
24. On the Internationalization of Portfolios
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1992, 44, (4), 533-65 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1990

25. Growth and Distribution: A Reply
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1990, 14, (2), 232
26. Monetary policies in the 1980s and beyond
    Proceedings, 1990, 481-488

1989

27. Growth and Distribution: A Neoclassical Kaldor-Robinson Exercise
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1989, 13, (1), 37-45 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
28. The 1980s A decade of stagnation?
    Japan and the World Economy, 1989, 1, (2), 205-215
29. The Optimal Cash Balance Proposition: Maurice Allais' Priority
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1989, 27, (3), 1160-62 View citations

1987

30. The case for preserving regulatory distinctions
    Proceedings, 1987, 167-205 View citations

1986

31. Inflation and unemployment in the share economy
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1986, 10, (4), 460-463
32. On the Welfare Macroeconomics of Government Financial Policy
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1986, 88, (1), 9-24
33. The Future of Keynesian Economics
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1986, 12, (4), 347-356 View citations
34. The Monetary-Fiscal Mix: Long-run Implications
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (2), 213-18 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1986)
35. The monetary and fiscal policy mix
    Economic Review, 1986, (Aug), 4-16

1985

36. Neoclassical Theory in America: J. B. Clark and Fisher
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (6), 28-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1985)
37. On Consequences and Criticisms of Monetary Targeting, or Monetary Targeting: Dead at Last? Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1985, 17, (4), 605-09 View citations

1984

38. Price stability and public policy (overview)
    Proceedings, 1984, 201-208

1983

39. 'Domestic saving and international capital movements in the long run and the short run' by M. Feldstein
    European Economic Review, 1983, 21, (1-2), 153-156 View citations
40. Monetary Policy: Rules, Targets, and Shocks
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1983, 15, (4), 506-18 View citations

1982

41. Money and Finance in the Macroeconomic Process
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1982, 14, (2), 171-204 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1982)
42. The 1982 economic report of the president: The annual report of the council of economic advisers
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1982, 10, (3), 297-308
43. The Commercial Banking Firm: A Simple Model
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1982, 84, (4), 495-530 View citations

1981

44. Comment on the Paper by Professor Laidler [Monetarism: An Interpretation and an Assessment]
    Economic Journal, 1981, 91, (361), 56-57
45. The Monetarist Counter-Revolution Today-An Appraisal
    Economic Journal, 1981, 91, (361), 29-42 View citations
46. The Reagan economic plan--supply-side, budget and inflation
    Economic Review, 1981, (Fall suppl) View citations

1980

47. Are New Classical Models Plausible Enough to Guide Policy?
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1980, 12, (4), 788-99 View citations
48. Stabilization Policy Ten Years After
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1980, 11, (1980-1), 19-90 View citations

1978

49. A Proposal for International Monetary Reform
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1978, 4, (3-4), 153-159 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1978)
50. Comment from academic scribbler
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1978, 4, (3), 617-625

1977

51. How Dead Is Keynes?
    Economic Inquiry, 1977, 15, (4), 459-68 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1977)
52. Macroeconomic Effects of Selective Public Employment and Wage Subsidies
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1977, 8, (1977-2), 511-544 View citations

1976

53. Hansen and Public Policy
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (1), 32-37

1975

54. Keynesian Models of Recession and Depression
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (2), 195-202 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1975)

1974

55. Monetary Policy in 1974 and Beyond
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1974, 5, (1974-1), 219-232
56. Notes on the economic theory of expulsion and expropriation
    Journal of Development Economics, 1974, 1, (1), 7-18 View citations
57. What Is Permanent Endowment Income?
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 427-32 View citations

1973

58. Explanation of Birth Rate Changes over Space and Time: A Study of Taiwan: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), S275-78
59. More on Inflation: Reply
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1973, 5, (4), 982-84

1972

60. Can You Fool All of the People All of the Time?: Reply
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1972, 4, (2), 431-36
61. Friedman's Theoretical Framework
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (5), 852-63 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1971)
62. Inflation and Unemployment
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (1), 1-18 View citations

1970

63. Deposit Interest Ceilings as a Monetary Control
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1970, 2, (1), 4-14 View citations
64. Money and Income: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1970, 84, (2), 301-17 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1969)
65. Money and Income: Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc?: Rejoinder
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1970, 84, (2), 328-29
66. On Limiting the Domain of Inequality
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1970, 13, (2), 263-77 View citations

1969

67. A General Equilibrium Approach to Monetary Theory
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1969, 1, (1), 15-29 View citations
68. Comment on Borch and Feldstein
    Review of Economic Studies, 1969, 36, (105), 13-14 View citations
69. Money and Permanent Income: Some Empirical Tests
    American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (2), 285-95 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1969)

1968

70. Notes on Optimal Monetary Growth
    Journal of Political Economy, 1968, 76, 833 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1968)

1967

71. Major Issues in the Regulation of Financial Institutions: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1967, 75, 508

1955

72. A Dynamic Aggregative Model
    Journal of Political Economy, 1955, 63, 103 View citations

Books

1996

1. Essays in Economics, Vol. 4: National and International, vol 4
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

1989

2. Policies for Prosperity: Essays in a Keynesian Mode, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

1987

3. Essays in Economics - Vol. 2: Consumption and Economics, vol 2
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations

1972

4. Economic Research: Retrospect and Prospect Vol 5: Economic Growth
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Edited books

1988

1. Two Revolutions in Economic Policy: The First Economic Reports of Presidents Kennedy and Reagan, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press

Chapters

1994

1. Monetary Policy
   A chapter in American Economic Policy in the 1980s, 1994, pp 81-164

1990

2. The macroeconomics of government finance
   Chapter 17 in Handbook of Monetary Economics, 1990, vol. 2, pp 889-959 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1988)

1973

3. Is Growth Obsolete?
   A chapter in The Measurement of Economic and Social Performance, 1973, pp 509-564 View citations
   Also in A chapter in Economic Research: Retrospect and Prospect Vol 5: Economic Growth, 1972, pp 1-80 (1972) View citations
   See also Working Paper (1971)