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Working Papers

2021

1. Pandemic-Era Uncertainty on Main Street and Wall Street
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

2020

2. Benefits Cliffs and the Financial Incentives for Career Advancement: A Case Study of the Health Care Services Career Pathway
   FRB Atlanta Community and Economic Development Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
   Also in FRB Atlanta Community and Economic Development Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2020)
3. Economic Uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (188)
4. Surveying Business Uncertainty
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (64)
5. The Federal Reserve’s Review of Its Monetary Policy Framework: A Roadmap
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (6)

2019

6. Did the 2017 Tax Reform Discriminate against Blue State Voters?
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (5)

2013

7. An Interview with Neil Wallace
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2010

8. Firm-specific capital, nominal rigidities and the business cycle
   International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (128)
   Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (2004) View citations (104)
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2004) View citations (39)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (244)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (196)
   Working Paper Series, Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden) (2004) View citations (111)
   See also Journal Article Firm-Specific Capital, Nominal Rigidities and the Business Cycle, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2011) View citations (270) (2011)

1998

9. Sources of business cycles in Korea and the United States
   Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

1997

10. Simulating U.S. Tax Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1997) View citations (9)
11. Social Security privatization: a simple proposal
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (8)

1996

12. Marginal tax rates and income inequality in a life-cycle model
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Marginal Tax Rates and Income Inequality in a Life-Cycle Model, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) View citations (45) (1999)

1995

13. Computable general-equilibrium models and monetary policy advice
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Computable General Equilibrium Models and Monetary Policy Advice, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1995) View citations (15) (1995)
14. Marginal tax rates and income inequality: a quantitative-theoretic analysis
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (3)

1992

15. The efficiency and welfare effects of tax reform: are fewer tax brackets better than more?
    Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
    Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1992)
    See also Journal Article The efficiency and welfare effects of tax reform: are fewer tax brackets better than more?, Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1994) View citations (1) (1994)

1991

16. Borrowing Constraints and Two-Sided Altruism With an Application to Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Borrowing constraints and two-sided altruism with an application to social security, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (1993) View citations (20) (1993)
17. Bracket creep in the age of indexing: have we solved the problem?
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (12)
18. Inflation, personal taxes, and real output: a dynamic analysis
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Inflation, Personal Taxes, and Real Output: A Dynamic Analysis, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1991) View citations (20) (1991)
19. The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1989) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (24) (1992)

1990

20. Inflation and the personal tax code: assessing indexation
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (2)

1989

21. Altruism, borrowing constraints, and social security
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (1)

1988

22. SOCIAL SECURITY, GOVERNMENT DEBT, AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BORROWING CONSTRAINTS AND INTERGENERATIONAL ALTRUISM
    Working Papers, Chicago - Graduate School of Business View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Firm-Specific Capital, Nominal Rigidities and the Business Cycle
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2011, 14, (2), 225-247 View citations (270)
   See also Working Paper Firm-specific capital, nominal rigidities and the business cycle, International Finance Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (128) (2010)

2008

2. The Southeast Economy: As Goes the Nation?
   Tennessee's Business, 2008, 17, (3), http://frank.mtsu.edu/~berc/tnbiz/economy/pdfs/altigprint.pdf

2007

3. Is China's economy losing its luster?
   EconSouth, 2007, 9, (4)

2006

4. Damned If You Do: Comment on Schuler's Argentina Analysis
   Econ Journal Watch, 2006, 3, (1), 88-94 View citations (3)

2004

5. When is a rate hike not tighter policy?
   Economic Commentary, 2004, (Aug)

2003

6. Introduction: Recent developments in monetary economics
   Proceedings, 2003, 1039-1043 View citations (2)
7. Recent developments in monetary economics; a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, November 6-8, 2002
   Proceedings, 2003, (Dec)
8. What is the right inflation rate?
   Economic Commentary, 2003, (Sep) View citations (4)

2002

9. Dollarization: what's in it for US?
   Economic Commentary, 2002, (Oct) View citations (2)
10. Why haven't long-term interest rates fallen?
    Economic Commentary, 2002, (Jan)
11. Why is stable money such a big deal?
    Economic Commentary, 2002, (May) View citations (2)

2001

12. Simulating Fundamental Tax Reform in the United States
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (3), 574-595 View citations (354)

2000

13. Fiscal policy and fickle fortunes: what’s luck got to do with it?
    Economic Commentary, 2000, (Apr) View citations (1)

1999

14. Dollarization and monetary sovereignty: the case of Argentina
    Economic Commentary, 1999, (Sep) View citations (7)
15. Fixing Social Security: is the surplus the solution?
    Economic Commentary, 1999, (Apr)
16. Growth and the internet: surfing to prosperity?
    Economic Commentary, 1999, (Sep) View citations (2)
17. Introduction: The Role of Central Banks in Money and Payments Systems
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1999, 31, (3), 435-42
18. Marginal Tax Rates and Income Inequality in a Life-Cycle Model
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1197-1215 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Marginal tax rates and income inequality in a life-cycle model, Working Papers (Old Series) (1996) View citations (6) (1996)
19. The role of central banks in money and payments systems; a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, October 28-30, 1998
    Proceedings, 1999, (Aug)

1998

20. Assessing fundamental tax reform
    Economic Commentary, 1998, (Jan)
21. In search of the NAIRU
    Economic Commentary, 1998, (May)

1997

22. Dynamic Effects of Monetary Policy: A Conference Sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland November 6-8, 1996: Introduction
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1997, 29, (4), 561-67
23. Dynamic effects of monetary policy; a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, November 6-8, 1996
    Proceedings, 1997, (Nov)
24. Is noninflationary growth an oxymoron?
    Economic Commentary, 1997, (May)
25. Okun's law revisited: should we worry about low unemployment?
    Economic Commentary, 1997, (May) View citations (26)

1996

26. A simple proposal for privatizing Social Security
    Economic Commentary, 1996, (May) View citations (4)
27. Making sense of the Federal budget impasse
    Economic Commentary, 1996, (Jan)

1995

28. A conference on liquidity, monetary policy, and financial intermediation
    Economic Review, 1995, (Q IV), 2-9
29. Computable General Equilibrium Models and Monetary Policy Advice
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1995, 27, (4), 1472-93 View citations (15)
    Also in Proceedings, 1994, 1472-1505 (1994) View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Computable general-equilibrium models and monetary policy advice, Working Papers (Old Series) (1995) View citations (9) (1995)
30. Liquidity, Monetary Policy, and Financial Intermediation: Introduction
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1995, 27, (4), 1199-1208
31. Monetary policy: an interpretation of 1994, a challenge for 1995
    Economic Commentary, 1995, (Feb)

1994

32. Back to the future: prospective deficits through the prism of the past
    Economic Commentary, 1994, (Mar)
33. Health care reform from a generational perspective
    Economic Commentary, 1994, (Apr) View citations (2)
34. Liquidity, monetary policy and financial intermediation: a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, September 29-30, 1994
    Proceedings, 1994
35. The efficiency and welfare effects of tax reform: are fewer tax brackets better than more?
    Economic Review, 1994, 30, (Q IV), 30-42 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The efficiency and welfare effects of tax reform: are fewer tax brackets better than more?, Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics (1992) (1992)

1993

36. An overview of the Clinton budget plan
    Economic Commentary, 1993, (Mar) View citations (1)
37. Borrowing constraints and two-sided altruism with an application to social security
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1993, 17, (3), 467-494 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Borrowing Constraints and Two-Sided Altruism With an Application to Social Security, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (3) (1991)
38. Some fiscal advice for the new government: don't let the sun go down on BEA
    Economic Commentary, 1993, (Feb)
39. The Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993: a summary report
    Economic Commentary, 1993, (Oct)
40. Using bracket creep to raise revenue: a bad idea whose time has passed
    Economic Review, 1993, 29, (Q II), 2-11 View citations (8)

1992

41. An ebbing tide lowers all boats: monetary policy, inflation, and social justice
    Economic Review, 1992, 28, (Q II), 14-22 View citations (1)
42. Can conventional theory explain the unconventional recovery?
    Economic Commentary, 1992, (Apr) View citations (2)
43. Federal credit and insurance programs: beyond the deficit diversion
    Economic Commentary, 1992, (Nov)
44. Is household debt inhibiting the recovery?
    Economic Commentary, 1992, (Feb) View citations (1)
45. The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (5), 1199-220 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (2) (1991)

1991

46. Increasing national saving: are IRAs the answer?
    Economic Commentary, 1991, (Sep) View citations (1)
47. Inflation, Personal Taxes, and Real Output: A Dynamic Analysis
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1991, 23, (3), 547-71 View citations (20)
    Also in Proceedings, 1991, 547-579 (1991) View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Inflation, personal taxes, and real output: a dynamic analysis, Working Papers (Old Series) (1991) View citations (19) (1991)

1990

48. Making sense of the Moynihan gambit: a perspective on the social security debate
    Economic Commentary, 1990, (Jun)
49. The case of the missing interest deductions: will tax reform increase U. S. saving rates?
    Economic Review, 1990, 26, (Q IV), 22-34 View citations (2)

1989

50. Government debt, redistributive fiscal policies, and the interaction between borrowing constraints and intergenerational altrusim
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1989, 24, (1), 3-29 View citations (30)

1988

51. Econometric analysis of consumption behavior and fiscal policy a review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1988, 22, (1), 155-164

Edited books

2003

1. Evolution and Procedures in Central Banking
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (61)