Details about Jeffrey A Miron

E-mail:	miron@fas.harvard.edu
Homepage:	http://www.economics.harvard.edu/faculty/miron/miron.html
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2017

1. The Effects of Marijuana Liberalizations: Evidence from Monitoring the Future
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2013

2. Bank Failures and Output During the Great Depression
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2009

3. Bailout or Bankruptcy? A Libertarian Perspective on the Financial Crisis
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics
4. Did the Federal Drinking Age Save Lives?
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics
5. Does the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Save Lives?
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (19)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article DOES THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE SAVE LIVES?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2009) View citations (21) (2009)

2008

6. What Do Economists Know About Crime?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
   See also Chapter What Do Economists Know about Crime?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (15) (2010)

2005

7. The Opium Wars, Opium Legalization, and Opium Consumption in China
   Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The opium wars, opium legalization and opium consumption in China, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2003

8. Alcohol Prohibition and Cirrhosis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
9. The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
   See also Journal Article The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (46) (2003)

1999

10. The Effect of Alcohol Prohibition on Alcohol Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1997) View citations (2)
11. Violence and the U.S. Prohibition of Drugs and Alcohol
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1998) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Violence and the U.S. Prohibitions of Drug and Alcohol, American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (1999) View citations (37) (1999)

1997

12. The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Chapter The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (13) (1998)

1996

13. Some Estimates of Annual Alcohol Consumption Per Capita, 1870-1991
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme (1996)
14. Why Does Inflation Differ Across Countries?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
    See also Chapter Why Does Inflation Differ across Countries?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (163) (1997)

1995

15. Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (1997) View citations (2) (1997)
16. What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles from the Study of Seasonal Cycles?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles form the Study of Seasonal Cycles?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1996) View citations (24) (1996)

1993

17. Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Chapter Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (16) (1994)

1992

18. Seasonal Unit Roots in Aggregate U.S. Data
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Seasonal unit roots in aggregate U.S. data, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1993) View citations (196) (1993)

1991

19. A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1988)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1992) View citations (37) (1992)
20. Alcohol Consumption During Prohibition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article Alcohol Consumption during Prohibition, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1991) View citations (59) (1991)
21. Why Do Countries and Industries with Large Seasonal Cycles Also Have Large Business Cycles?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1990

22. Should The Fed Smooth Interest Rates? The Case of Seasonal Monetary Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Should the fed smooth interest rates? the case of seasonal monetary policy, Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier (1991) View citations (16) (1991)
23. The Economics of Seasonal Cycles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Book The Economics of Seasonal Cycles, MIT Press Books, The MIT Press (1996) View citations (83) (1996)
24. The Seasonal Cycle in U.S. Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article The seasonal cycle in U.S. manufacturing, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1991) View citations (8) (1991)

1989

25. A New Monthly Index of Industrial Production, 1884-1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article A New Monthly Index of Industrial Production, 1884–1940, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (1990) View citations (47) (1990)

1988

26. Production, Sales, and the Change in Inventories: An Identity That Doesn`t Add Up
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Production, sales, and the change in inventories: An identity that doesn't add up, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (1989) View citations (14) (1989)
27. THE FOUNDING OF THE FED AND THE DESTABILIZATION OF THE POST-1914 ECONOMY
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988) View citations (1)
28. The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (89)
    See also Journal Article The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1989) View citations (157) (1989)

1987

29. Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    Also in Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations (1)
    Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Models of Inventories, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1988) View citations (68) (1988)
30. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (90)
    See also Journal Article The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1987) View citations (93) (1987)
31. The Worldwide Change in the Behavior of Interest Rates and Prices in 1914
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The worldwide change in the behavior of interest rates and prices in 1914, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1988) View citations (14) (1988)

1986

32. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1986) View citations (24) (1986)

1985

33. The Changing Behavior of the Term Structure of Interest Rates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (153)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Bailout or Bankruptcy?
   Cato Journal, 2009, 29, (1), 1-17 View citations (4)
2. DOES THE MINIMUM LEGAL DRINKING AGE SAVE LIVES?
   Economic Inquiry, 2009, 47, (2), 317-336 View citations (21)
   See also Working Paper Does the Minimum Legal Drinking Age Save Lives?, Scholarly Articles (2009) View citations (19) (2009)

2008

3. The opium wars, opium legalization and opium consumption in China
   Applied Economics Letters, 2008, 15, (12), 911-913 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Opium Wars, Opium Legalization, and Opium Consumption in China, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2005

4. The effect of alcohol prohibition on alcohol consumption: evidence from drunkenness arrests
   Economics Letters, 2005, 86, (2), 279-284 View citations (15)

2003

5. The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (3), 522-530 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of Drug Prohibition on Drug Prices: Evidence from the Markets for Cocaine and Heroin, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (42) (2003)

2001

6. Prohibition and the Market for Illegal Drugs
   World Economics, 2001, 2, (4), 133-157 View citations (20)
7. Violence, Guns, and Drugs: A Cross-Country Analysis
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2001, 44, (2), 615-33 View citations (41)
8. What Do We Know About the Shadow Economy?
   World Economics, 2001, 2, (4), 19-32 View citations (8)

1999

9. Violence and the U.S. Prohibitions of Drug and Alcohol
   American Law and Economics Review, 1999, 1, (1-2), 78-114 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Violence and the U.S. Prohibition of Drugs and Alcohol, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

1997

10. Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (3), 293-99 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Improving the Accessibility of the NBER's Historical Data, Macroeconomics (1995) View citations (2) (1995)

1996

11. The effects of temperature on human fertility
    Demography, 1996, 33, (3), 291-305 View citations (35)
12. What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles form the Study of Seasonal Cycles?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (1), 54-66 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper What Have Macroeconomists Learned about Business Cycles from the Study of Seasonal Cycles?, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (2) (1995)

1995

13. The Economic Case against Drug Prohibition
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (4), 175-192 View citations (96)

1994

14. Empirical methodology in macroeconomics explaining the success of Friedman and Schwartz's 'a monetary history of the United States, 1867-1960'
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (1), 17-25 View citations (5)
15. Modeling Seasonality in Fecundability, Conceptions, and Births
    Demography, 1994, 31, (2), 321-346 View citations (20)
16. The founding of the Fed and the behavior of interest rates: What can be learned from small samples?
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1994, 34, (3), 555-559 View citations (1)

1993

17. Seasonal unit roots in aggregate U.S. data
    Journal of Econometrics, 1993, 55, (1-2), 305-328 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper Seasonal Unit Roots in Aggregate U.S. Data, NBER Technical Working Papers (1992) View citations (11) (1992)

1992

18. A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (413), 772-88 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper A Cross Country Comparison of Seasonal Cycles and Business Cycles, Working Papers (1991) View citations (7) (1991)
19. Economists and drug policy: A comment
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1992, 36, (1), 249-259 View citations (1)

1991

20. Alcohol Consumption during Prohibition
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 242-47 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Alcohol Consumption During Prohibition, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (56) (1991)
21. Should the fed smooth interest rates? the case of seasonal monetary policy
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1991, 34, (1), 41-69 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Should The Fed Smooth Interest Rates? The Case of Seasonal Monetary Policy, NBER Working Papers (1990) View citations (8) (1990)
22. The role of economic history in economic research: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1991, 27, (2), 293-299 View citations (2)
23. The seasonal cycle in U.S. manufacturing
    Economics Letters, 1991, 37, (2), 115-118 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Seasonal Cycle in U.S. Manufacturing, Working Papers (1990) View citations (5) (1990)

1990

24. A New Monthly Index of Industrial Production, 1884–1940
    The Journal of Economic History, 1990, 50, (2), 321-337 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper A New Monthly Index of Industrial Production, 1884-1940, NBER Working Papers (1989) View citations (5) (1989)
25. Reviving the Federal Statistical System: The View from Academia
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 329-32 View citations (2)
26. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (4), 977-79 View citations (7)

1989

27. Production, sales, and the change in inventories: An identity that doesn't add up
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1989, 24, (1), 31-51 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Production, Sales, and the Change in Inventories: An Identity That Doesn`t Add Up, NBER Working Papers (1988) View citations (2) (1988)
28. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption: A Correction
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (4), 988-91 View citations (2)
29. The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle
    Journal of Political Economy, 1989, 97, (3), 503-34 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper The Seasonal Cycle and the Business Cycle, NBER Working Papers (1988) View citations (89) (1988)

1988

30. Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Models of Inventories
    Econometrica, 1988, 56, (4), 877-908 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper Seasonality, Cost Shocks, and the Production Smoothing Model of Inventories, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (2) (1987)
31. The worldwide change in the behavior of interest rates and prices in 1914
    European Economic Review, 1988, 32, (5), 1123-1147 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The Worldwide Change in the Behavior of Interest Rates and Prices in 1914, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (2) (1987)

1987

32. The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 358-74 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper The Adjustment of Expectations to a Change in Regime: A Study of the Founding of the Federal Reserve, NBER Working Papers (1987) View citations (90) (1987)

1986

33. Financial Panics, the Seasonality of the Nominal Interest Rate, and theFounding of the Fed
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (1), 125-40 View citations (150)
34. Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (6), 1258-79 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Seasonal Fluctuations and the Life Cycle-Permanent Income Model of Consumption, NBER Working Papers (1986) View citations (21) (1986)

Books

1996

1. The Economics of Seasonal Cycles, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (83)
   See also Working Paper The Economics of Seasonal Cycles, NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (26) (1990)

Chapters

2010

1. What Do Economists Know about Crime?
   A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, 2010, pp 269-302 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper What Do Economists Know About Crime?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (70) (2008)

1998

2. The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security
   A chapter in The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century, 1998, pp 297-322 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper The Genesis and Evolution of Social Security, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (9) (1997)

1997

3. Why Does Inflation Differ across Countries?
   A chapter in Reducing Inflation: Motivation and Strategy, 1997, pp 335-362 View citations (163)
   See also Working Paper Why Does Inflation Differ Across Countries?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (70) (1996)

1994

4. Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism
   A chapter in Monetary Policy, 1994, pp 263-306 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Historical Perspectives on the Monetary Transmission Mechanism, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (14) (1993)