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Homepage:	http://econ.jhu.edu/people/ccarroll
Phone:	410-499-7761
Postal address:	Department of Economics Wyman Hall 590 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Welfare and Spending Effects of Consumption Stimulus Policies
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2022

2. Epidemiological Expectations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

3. Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
   Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2020) View citations (18)
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2020) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act, International Journal of Central Banking, International Journal of Central Banking (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2019

4. Dissecting Saving Dynamics: Measuring Wealth, Precautionary, and Credit Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
   Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2012) View citations (73)
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2012) View citations (73)
   CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2012) View citations (60)

2018

5. Sticky Expectations and Consumption Dynamics
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (15)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (25)
   Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2018) View citations (16)
   Computing in Economics and Finance 2006, Society for Computational Economics (2006) View citations (20)
   See also Journal Article Sticky Expectations and Consumption Dynamics, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (22) (2020)

2014

6. Buffer-stock saving in a Krusell-Smith world
   Working Paper Series, European Central Bank View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Buffer-stock saving in a Krusell–Smith world, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
7. Representing consumption and saving without a representative consumer
   CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) View citations (3)
   See also Chapter Representing Consumption and Saving without a Representative Consumer, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
8. The Distribution of Wealth and the Marginal Propensity to Consume
   Working Papers, University of Delaware, Department of Economics View citations (45)
   Also in Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2014) View citations (47)
   See also Journal Article The distribution of wealth and the marginal propensity to consume, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2017) View citations (156) (2017)
9. The Distribution of wealth and the MPC: implications of new European data
   Working Paper Series, European Central Bank View citations (77)
   See also Journal Article The Distribution of Wealth and the MPC: Implications of New European Data, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (75) (2014)
10. The benefits of panel data in consumer expenditure surveys
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter The Benefits of Panel Data in Consumer Expenditure Surveys, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2012

11. Implications of Wealth Heterogeneity For Macroeconomics
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (8)
12. The Method of Moderation for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2011

13. Theoretical foundations of buffer stock saving
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) View citations (16)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2004) View citations (63)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (75)
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (5)

2010

14. How large are housing and financial wealth effects? A new approach
    Working Paper Series, European Central Bank View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article How Large Are Housing and Financial Wealth Effects? A New Approach, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2011) View citations (236) (2011)

2009

15. A Tractable Model of Buffer Stock Saving
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    Also in CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2009) View citations (20)
16. A Tractable Model of Precautionary Reserves, Net Foreign Assets, or Sovereign Wealth Funds
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (121)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (132)
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2009) View citations (116)
    Working Paper Series, Peterson Institute for International Economics (2009) View citations (121)
17. Precautionary Saving and the Marginal Propensity To Consume Out of Permanent Income
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (69)
    Also in CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2009) View citations (76)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Precautionary saving and the marginal propensity to consume out of permanent income, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (70) (2009)
18. The American consumer: Reforming, or just resting?
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) View citations (2)

2008

19. International Evidence On Sticky Consumption Growth
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (10)
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2008) View citations (11)
    Working Paper Series, European Central Bank (2008) View citations (11)
    See also Software Item LaTeX source for the paper and programs for International Evidence On Sticky Consumption Growth, Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2008) (2008)
    Journal Article International Evidence on Sticky Consumption Growth, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2011) View citations (49) (2011)

2006

20. How Large Is the Housing Wealth Effect? A New Approach
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (125)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (122)
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2006) View citations (120)
21. Precautionary Saving and Precautionary Wealth
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) View citations (30)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2006) View citations (41)

2005

22. Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems Using the Method of Endogenous Gridpoints
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (17)
23. The Epidemiology of Consumption
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
24. The Method of Endogenous Gridpoints for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (30)
    Also in NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (34)
    CFS Working Paper Series, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2005) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The method of endogenous gridpoints for solving dynamic stochastic optimization problems, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2006) View citations (388) (2006)
    Software Item Mathematica and Matlab Programs for The Method of Endogenous Gridpoints for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems, Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2005) (2005)

2004

25. Epidemiological expectations and consumption dynamics
    Money Macro and Finance (MMF) Research Group Conference 2003, Money Macro and Finance Research Group View citations (9)

2002

26. 'Risky Habits' and the Marginal Propensity to Consume Out Of Permanent Income
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2002, Society for Computational Economics View citations (6)
27. Macroeconomic Expectations of Households and Professional Forecasters
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Macroeconomic Expectations of Households and Professional Forecasters, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2003) View citations (821) (2003)

2001

28. A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints (Expanded Version)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (302)
    See also Software Item Codes for A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles (2001) (2001)
    Journal Article A Theory of the Consumption Function, with and without Liquidity Constraints, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (361) (2001)
29. Individual Learning About Consumption
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (48)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article INDIVIDUAL LEARNING ABOUT CONSUMPTION, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2001) View citations (48) (2001)
30. Liquidity Constraints and Precautionary Saving
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (53)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (66)
    See also Journal Article Liquidity constraints and precautionary saving, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2021) View citations (15) (2021)
31. The Epidemiology of Macroeconomic Expectations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2001) View citations (54)

2000

32. 'Risky Habits' and the Marginal Propensity to Consume Out of Permanent Income or How Much Would a Permanent Tax Cut Boost Japanese Consumption?
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (8)
33. Portfolios of the Rich
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (58)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (30)
34. REQUIEM FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE CONSUMER? AGGREGATE IMPLICATIONS OF MICROECONOMIC CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2000, Society for Computational Economics View citations (68)
    See also Software Item Mathematica code for Requiem for the Representative Consumer?, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles (2000) (2000)
    Journal Article Requiem for the Representative Consumer? Aggregate Implications of Microeconomic Consumption Behavior, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (69) (2000)
35. Solving Consumption Models with Multiplicative Habits
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (94)
    See also Journal Article Solving consumption models with multiplicative habits, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2000) View citations (93) (2000)

1999

36. Unemployment Risk and Precautionary Wealth: Evidence from Households' Balance Sheets
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (23)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1999) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment Risk and Precautionary Wealth: Evidence from Households' Balance Sheets, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (184) (2003)

1998

37. Does Cultural Origin Affect Saving Behavior? Evidence from Immigrants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1998) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Does Cultural Origin Affect Saving Behavior? Evidence from Immigrants, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (117) (1999)
38. Why Do the Rich Save So Much?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (120)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1997) View citations (12)

1997

39. Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (227)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1997) View citations (228)
    See also Journal Article Comparison Utility in a Growth Model, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (1997) View citations (229) (1997)
40. Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation! (And Very Poor Health to the Second-Order Approximation)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1997) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation! (And Very Poor Health to the Second-Order Approximation), The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter (2001) View citations (134) (2001)
    Software Item Mathematica code for Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation!, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles (2001) (2001)
41. Unemployment Expectations Jumping (Ss) Triggers and Household Balance Sheets
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (61)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (58)
    See also Chapter Unemployment Expectations, Jumping (S,s) Triggers, and Household Balance Sheets, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (95) (1997)

1996

42. Buffer-Stock Saving and the Life Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (132)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Buffer-Stock Saving and the Life Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1997) View citations (694) (1997)

1995

43. How Important is Precautionary Saving?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    Also in Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article How Important Is Precautionary Saving?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1998) View citations (297) (1998)
44. On the Concavity of the Consumption Function
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1995) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article On the Concavity of the Consumption Function, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1996) View citations (286) (1996)
45. Saving and growth with habit formation
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1995) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Saving and Growth with Habit Formation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (492) (2000)
46. The Nature of Precautionary Wealth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article The nature of precautionary wealth, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1997) View citations (415) (1997)

1993

47. Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    Also in Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (23)
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1993) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Saving and growth: a reinterpretation, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (1994) View citations (229) (1994)

1992

48. How does future income affect current consumption?
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article How does Future Income Affect Current Consumption?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1994) View citations (219) (1994)
49. The nature and magnitude of precautionary wealth
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (7)

1991

50. Buffer stock saving and the permanent income hypothesis
    Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (40)
51. Does consumer sentiment affect household spending? If so why?
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (5)
    See also Software Item RATS code for Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?, QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles (1994) (1994)
    Journal Article Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (392) (1994)

1989

52. Consumption Growth Parallels Income Growth: Some New Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (105)
    See also Chapter Consumption Growth Parallels Income Growth: Some New Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (213) (1991)

1987

53. Why Have Private Saving Rates in the United States and Canada Diverged?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article Why have private savings rates in the United States and Canada diverged?, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1987) View citations (57) (1987)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Liquidity constraints and precautionary saving
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2021, 195, (C) View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Liquidity Constraints and Precautionary Saving, Economics Working Paper Archive (2001) View citations (53) (2001)
2. Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act
   International Journal of Central Banking, 2021, 17, (1), 107-141 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Modeling the Consumption Response to the CARES Act, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (19) (2020)

2020

3. How has the U.S. coronavirus aid package affected household spending?
   Research Bulletin, 2020, 75 View citations (2)
4. Sticky Expectations and Consumption Dynamics
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2020, 12, (3), 40-76 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Sticky Expectations and Consumption Dynamics, Working Papers (2018) View citations (15) (2018)

2018

5. Comment
   NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2018, 32, (1), 76 - 92

2017

6. Adalimumab for Treating Moderate-to-Severe Hidradenitis Suppurativa: An Evidence Review Group Perspective of a NICE Single Technology Appraisal
   PharmacoEconomics, 2017, 35, (8), 805-815
7. Issues Related to the Frequency of Exploratory Analyses by Evidence Review Groups in the NICE Single Technology Appraisal Process
   PharmacoEconomics - Open, 2017, 1, (2), 99-108
8. The distribution of wealth and the marginal propensity to consume
   Quantitative Economics, 2017, 8, (3), 977-1020 View citations (156)
   See also Working Paper The Distribution of Wealth and the Marginal Propensity to Consume, Working Papers (2014) View citations (45) (2014)

2016

9. Measuring academic research impact: creating a citation profile using the conceptual framework for implementation fidelity as a case study
   Scientometrics, 2016, 109, (2), 1329-1340 View citations (4)

2015

10. Buffer-stock saving in a Krusell–Smith world
    Economics Letters, 2015, 132, (C), 97-100 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Buffer-stock saving in a Krusell-Smith world, Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2014

11. Interview with Professor Christopher D. Carroll
    MNB Bulletin (discontinued), 2014, 9, (1), 58-64
12. Rituximab in Combination with Corticosteroids for the Treatment of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis: A NICE Single Technology Appraisal
    PharmacoEconomics, 2014, 32, (12), 1171-1183
13. The Distribution of Wealth and the MPC: Implications of New European Data
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 107-11 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper The Distribution of wealth and the MPC: implications of new European data, Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (77) (2014)

2012

14. Dynamics of Wealth and Consumption: New and Improved Measures for U.S. States
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2012, 12, (2), 44 View citations (29)

2011

15. How Large Are Housing and Financial Wealth Effects? A New Approach
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2011, 43, (1), 55-79 View citations (236)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2011, 43, (1), 55-79 (2011) View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper How large are housing and financial wealth effects? A new approach, Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (28) (2010)
16. International Evidence on Sticky Consumption Growth
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (4), 1135-1145 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper International Evidence On Sticky Consumption Growth, Economics Working Paper Archive (2008) View citations (16) (2008)

2009

17. Precautionary saving and the marginal propensity to consume out of permanent income
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2009, 56, (6), 780-790 View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper Precautionary Saving and the Marginal Propensity To Consume Out of Permanent Income, Economics Working Paper Archive (2009) View citations (69) (2009)

2008

18. Recent Stock Declines: Panic or the Purge of "Irrational Exuberance"?
    The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (7), 3 View citations (1)

2006

19. Financial innovation and the Great Moderation: what do household data say? - comments
    Proceedings, 2006, (Nov)
20. The method of endogenous gridpoints for solving dynamic stochastic optimization problems
    Economics Letters, 2006, 91, (3), 312-320 View citations (388)
    See also Working Paper The Method of Endogenous Gridpoints for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems, Economics Working Paper Archive (2005) View citations (30) (2005)

2005

21. Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty, and Risk [with Comments]
    NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics, 2005, 2005, (1), 11 - 64 View citations (1)

2003

22. Macroeconomic Expectations of Households and Professional Forecasters
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 269-298 View citations (821)
    See also Working Paper Macroeconomic Expectations of Households and Professional Forecasters, Economics Working Paper Archive (2002) View citations (6) (2002)
23. Unemployment Risk and Precautionary Wealth: Evidence from Households' Balance Sheets
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (3), 586-604 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper Unemployment Risk and Precautionary Wealth: Evidence from Households' Balance Sheets, Economics Working Paper Archive (1999) View citations (23) (1999)

2001

24. A Theory of the Consumption Function, with and without Liquidity Constraints
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (3), 23-45 View citations (361)
    See also Software Item Codes for A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints, QM&RBC Codes (2001) (2001)
    Working Paper A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints (Expanded Version), NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (302) (2001)
25. Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation! (And Very Poor Health to the Second-Order Approximation)
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 1, (1), 38 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation! (And Very Poor Health to the Second-Order Approximation), NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (33) (1997)
26. INDIVIDUAL LEARNING ABOUT CONSUMPTION
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2001, 5, (02), 255-271 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper Individual Learning About Consumption, Economics Working Paper Archive (2001) View citations (48) (2001)

2000

27. Requiem for the Representative Consumer? Aggregate Implications of Microeconomic Consumption Behavior
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 110-115 View citations (69)
    See also Software Item Mathematica code for Requiem for the Representative Consumer?, QM&RBC Codes (2000) (2000)
    Working Paper REQUIEM FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE CONSUMER? AGGREGATE IMPLICATIONS OF MICROECONOMIC CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR, Computing in Economics and Finance 2000 (2000) View citations (68) (2000)
28. Risky Habits and the Marginal Propensity to Consume Output of Permanent Income, or, How Much Would a Permanent Tax Cut Boost Japanese Consumption?
    International Economic Journal, 2000, 14, (4), 1-40 View citations (9)
29. Saving and Growth with Habit Formation
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 341-355 View citations (492)
    See also Software Item Mathematica code for 'Saving and Growth with Habit Formation' and 'Comparison Utility in a Growth Model', QM&RBC Codes (2000) (2000)
    Working Paper Saving and growth with habit formation, Working Papers (1995) View citations (15) (1995)
30. Solving consumption models with multiplicative habits
    Economics Letters, 2000, 68, (1), 67-77 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Solving Consumption Models with Multiplicative Habits, Economics Working Paper Archive (2000) View citations (94) (2000)

1999

31. Does Cultural Origin Affect Saving Behavior? Evidence from Immigrants
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1999, 48, (1), 33-50 View citations (117)
    See also Working Paper Does Cultural Origin Affect Saving Behavior? Evidence from Immigrants, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (6) (1998)

1998

32. How Important Is Precautionary Saving?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (3), 410-419 View citations (297)
    See also Working Paper How Important is Precautionary Saving?, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (40) (1995)

1997

33. Buffer-Stock Saving and the Life Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (1), 1-55 View citations (694)
    See also Working Paper Buffer-Stock Saving and the Life Cycle/Permanent Income Hypothesis, Economics Working Paper Archive (1996) View citations (132) (1996)
34. Comparison Utility in a Growth Model
    Journal of Economic Growth, 1997, 2, (4), 339-67 View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Comparison Utility in a Growth Model, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (227) (1997)
35. The nature of precautionary wealth
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1997, 40, (1), 41-71 View citations (415)
    See also Working Paper The Nature of Precautionary Wealth, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (14) (1995)

1996

36. On the Concavity of the Consumption Function
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (4), 981-92 View citations (286)
    See also Working Paper On the Concavity of the Consumption Function, Macroeconomics (1995) View citations (1) (1995)

1994

37. Are There Cultural Effects on Saving? Some Cross-Sectional Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (3), 685-699 View citations (249)
38. Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (5), 1397-1408 View citations (392)
    See also Software Item RATS code for Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?, QM&RBC Codes (1994) (1994)
    Working Paper Does consumer sentiment affect household spending? If so why?, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (1991) View citations (5) (1991)
39. How does Future Income Affect Current Consumption?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (1), 111-147 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper How does future income affect current consumption?, Working Paper Series / Economic Activity Section (1992) View citations (1) (1992)
40. Saving and growth: a reinterpretation
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1994, 40, (1), 133-192 View citations (229)
    See also Working Paper Saving and Growth: A Reinterpretation, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (38) (1993)

1992

41. The Buffer-Stock Theory of Saving: Some Macroeconomic Evidence
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1992, 23, (2), 61-156 View citations (552)

1987

42. Why Is U.S. National Saving So Low?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (2), 607-642 View citations (67)
43. Why have private savings rates in the United States and Canada diverged?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1987, 20, (2), 249-279 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Why Have Private Saving Rates in the United States and Canada Diverged?, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (36) (1987)

Books

2015

1. Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (101)

Edited books

2015

1. Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (38)

Chapters

2017

1. Comment on "When Inequality Matters for Macro and Macro Matters for Inequality"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2017, volume 32, 2017, pp 76-92

2014

2. Introduction to "Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures"
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2014, pp 1-20 View citations (5)
3. Representing Consumption and Saving without a Representative Consumer
   A chapter in Measuring Economic Sustainability and Progress, 2014, pp 115-134 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Representing consumption and saving without a representative consumer, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2014) View citations (3) (2014)
4. The Benefits of Panel Data in Consumer Expenditure Surveys
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2014, pp 75-99 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper The benefits of panel data in consumer expenditure surveys, Center for Financial Studies (CFS) (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2011

5. Front matter, prefatory note, table of contents
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2011
6. List of contributors, indexes
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2011, pp 493-504

2007

7. Comment on "Macroeconomic Derivatives: An Initial Analysis of Market-Based Macro Forecasts, Uncertainty, and Risk"
   A chapter in NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics 2005, 2007, pp 51-59
8. Discussion of 'The Rise in US Household Indebtedness: Causes and Consequences'
   A chapter in The Structure and Resilience of the Financial System, 2007

1997

9. Unemployment Expectations, Jumping (S,s) Triggers, and Household Balance Sheets
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1997, Volume 12, 1997, pp 165-230 View citations (95)
   See also Working Paper Unemployment Expectations Jumping (Ss) Triggers and Household Balance Sheets, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1997) View citations (61) (1997)

1991

10. Consumption Growth Parallels Income Growth: Some New Evidence
    A chapter in National Saving and Economic Performance, 1991, pp 305-348 View citations (213)
    See also Working Paper Consumption Growth Parallels Income Growth: Some New Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (105) (1989)

Software Items

2012

1. LaTeX source for the paper and programs for A Tractable Model of Buffer Stock Saving
   Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
   Also in Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2010)

2008

2. LaTeX source for the paper and programs for International Evidence On Sticky Consumption Growth
   Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
   See also Working Paper International Evidence On Sticky Consumption Growth, Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2008) View citations (16) (2008)

2005

3. Mathematica and Matlab Programs for The Method of Endogenous Gridpoints for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems
   Economics Companion Software Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
   See also Working Paper The Method of Endogenous Gridpoints for Solving Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems, Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2005) View citations (30) (2005)

2003

4. RATS code for Macroeconomic Expectations Of Households And Professional Forecasters
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

2001

5. Codes for A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper A Theory of the Consumption Function, With and Without Liquidity Constraints (Expanded Version), NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (302) (2001)
   Journal Article A Theory of the Consumption Function, with and without Liquidity Constraints, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (361) (2001)
6. Mathematica code for Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation!
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper Death to the Log-Linearized Consumption Euler Equation! (And Very Poor Health to the Second-Order Approximation), NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (33) (1997)
7. Mathematica code for Precautionary Saving and the Marginal Propensity to Consume out of Permanent Income
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

2000

8. Mathematica code for 'Saving and Growth with Habit Formation' and 'Comparison Utility in a Growth Model'
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Journal Article Saving and Growth with Habit Formation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (492) (2000)
9. Mathematica code for Requiem for the Representative Consumer?
   QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
   See also Working Paper REQUIEM FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE CONSUMER? AGGREGATE IMPLICATIONS OF MICROECONOMIC CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR, Computing in Economics and Finance 2000, Society for Computational Economics (2000) View citations (68) (2000)
   Journal Article Requiem for the Representative Consumer? Aggregate Implications of Microeconomic Consumption Behavior, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (69) (2000)
10. STATA code for Portfolios of the Rich
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

1999

11. Mathematica code for Solving Microeconomic Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
12. Mathematica code for Solving Representative Agent Dynamic Stochastic Optimization Problems
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

1997

13. Mathematica code for Unemployment Expectations, Jumping (S,s) Triggers, and Household Balance Sheets
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles

1994

14. RATS code for Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?
    QM&RBC Codes, Quantitative Macroeconomics & Real Business Cycles
    See also Journal Article Does Consumer Sentiment Forecast Household Spending? If So, Why?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (392) (1994)
    Working Paper Does consumer sentiment affect household spending? If so why?, Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1991) View citations (5) (1991)