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Working Papers

2020

1. Estimating and Forecasting Disease Scenarios for COVID-19 with an SIR Model
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Four Stylized Facts about COVID-19
   Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020)
3. Impacts of COVID-19: Mitigation Efforts versus Herd Immunity
   Policy Hub, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

2019

4. How Important Is Health Inequality for Lifetime Earnings Inequality?
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
   Also in 2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (4)
5. The Evolution of Health over the Life Cycle
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (4)
   Also in 2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (1)
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (3)
6. The Wife's Protector: A Quantitative Theory Linking Contraceptive Technology with the Decline in Marriage
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2019)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)

2017

7. Old, Frail, and Uninsured: Accounting for Puzzles in the U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Market
   FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (3)

2016

8. Accounting for Low Take-up Rates and High Rejection Rates in the U.S. Long-Term Care Insurance Market
   2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2015

9. Optimal time-consistent taxation with default
   2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2013

10. Old, sick, alone, and poor: a welfare analysis of old-age social insurance programs
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2017)
11. The impact of medical and nursing home expenses and social insurance
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta View citations (28)
12. The joint implications of Medicaid and Social Security for savings and welfare
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2012

13. The Joint Impact of Social Security and Medicaid on Incentives and Welfare
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)

2011

14. Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers: A Macroeconomic Approach
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (1)
    FRB Atlanta Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (2011)

2009

15. A Quantitative Analysis of Suburbanization and the Diffusion of the Automobile
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics (2009)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2010)
16. Finite State Markov-Chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes
    Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (8)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2010)
17. The Impact of Medical and Nursing Home Expenses and Social Insurance Policies on Savings and Inequality
    Working Papers, Concordia University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in 2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (12)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (17)

2008

18. Measuring the Welfare Gain from Personal Computers
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2007) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2013)

2007

19. Measuring the Impact of Technological Progress on the Household
    Economie d'Avant Garde Dissertations, Economie d'Avant Garde

2006

20. The Trend in Retirement
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2005) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2011)

2005

21. Suburbanization and the Automobile
    Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde View citations (2)
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Old, Frail, and Uninsured: Accounting for Features of the U.S. Long‐Term Care Insurance Market
   Econometrica, 2019, 87, (3), 981-1019 View citations (2)

2017

2. Old, Sick, Alone, and Poor: A Welfare Analysis of Old-Age Social Insurance Programmes
   Review of Economic Studies, 2017, 84, (2), 580-612 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2014

3. The Impact of Medical and Nursing Home Expenses on Savings
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2014, 6, (3), 29-72 View citations (59)

2013

4. MEASURING THE WELFARE GAIN FROM PERSONAL COMPUTERS
   Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 336-347 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2011

5. THE TREND IN RETIREMENT
   International Economic Review, 2011, 52, (2), 287-316 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2010

6. A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBURBANIZATION AND THE DIFFUSION OF THE AUTOMOBILE
   International Economic Review, 2010, 51, (4), 1003-1037 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
7. Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2010, 13, (3), 701-714 View citations (122)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
   Software Item (2010)

Software Items

2010

1. Code files for "Finite State Markov-chain Approximations to Highly Persistent Processes"
   Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2010)