Details about Robert Shimer

Homepage:	https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/robert-shimer
Postal address:	University of Chicago Department of Economics 1126 East 59th Street Chicago, IL 606371
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, University of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Assortative Matching and Wages: The Role of Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024) View citations (1)

2022

2. UNPAIRED KIDNEY EXCHANGE: OVERCOMING DOUBLE COINCIDENCE OF WANTS WITHOUT MONEY
   Working Papers, HAL
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) View citations (4)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (7)
   Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (2)
   Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (1)

2021

3. Consistent Evidence on Duration Dependence of Price Changes
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (3)
4. Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. View citations (95)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (252)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (252)
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) View citations (248)
   See also Journal Article Internal and external effects of social distancing in a pandemic, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2021) View citations (74) (2021)

2020

5. The Emergence of Market Structure
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department.
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article The Emergence of Market Structure, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

6. Liquidity and Price Dispersion in Markets with Information Heterogeneity
   2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2017

7. High Wage Workers Work for High Wage Firms
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
8. Measuring Sorting with Time-Varying Characteristics
   2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2016

9. Decomposing Duration Dependence in a Stopping Time Model
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
10. Meeting Technologies in Decentralized Asset Markets
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)

2015

11. Efficiency and Information Transmission in Bilateral Trading
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency and information transmission in bilateral trading, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
12. The Accelerated Failure Time Model: Estimation and Testing using Price Change and Labor Market Data
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
13. The Proportional Hazard Model: Estimation and Testing using Price Change and Labor Market Data
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (5)

2014

14. Markets with Multidimensional Private Information
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in 2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (1)
    2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Markets with Multidimensional Private Information, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
15. The net benefit from employment and duration dependence in the exit rate from unemployment
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2013

16. Private Information and the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises
    Working Papers Central Bank of Chile, Central Bank of Chile View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Private Information in the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises, Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies Book Series, Central Bank of Chile (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
    Journal Article private information in the mortgage market: evidence and a theory of crises, Journal Economía Chilena (The Chilean Economy), Central Bank of Chile (2013) (2013)

2012

17. Dynamic Adverse Selection: A Theory of Illiquidity, Fire Sales, and Flight to Quality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic Adverse Selection: A Theory of Illiquidity, Fire Sales, and Flight to Quality, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (102) (2014)
18. Human Capital and Unemployment
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2011

19. Competitive Equilibrium in Asset Markets with Adverse Selection
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)

2010

20. Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Chapter Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (126) (2011)

2009

21. Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in 2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2010) View citations (211) (2010)
22. Unemployment and Human Capital
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)

2008

23. Search and Rest Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in EIEF Working Papers Series, Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) (2008) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Search and Rest Unemployment, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2011) View citations (56) (2011)

2007

24. Plenary Session
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
25. Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (253)
    See also Journal Article Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (754) (2012)

2006

26. On the Optimal Timing of Benefits with Heterogeneous Workers and Human Capital Depreciation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
27. Reservation Wages and Unemployment Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Reservation Wages and Unemployment Insurance, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (121) (2007)
28. Stock-Flow Matching Model: A Quantitative Analysis
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2005

29. A Theory of the Matching Function
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
30. Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    Also in Staff Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (2005) View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (133) (2008)
31. Mismatch
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Mismatch, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2007) View citations (46) (2007)

2004

32. Business Cycles, Wage Setting, and Asymmetric Information
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
33. Search-Theoretic Models of the Labor Market-A Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (52)
34. The Consequences of Rigid Wages in Search Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (200)
    See also Journal Article The Consequences of Rigid Wages in Search Models, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2004) View citations (203) (2004)

2003

35. The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies: Evidence and Theory
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)

2001

36. Changes in Unemployment Duration and Labor Force Attachment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (89)
37. The Assignment of Workers to Jobs In an Economy with Coordination Frictions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article The Assignment of Workers to Jobs in an Economy with Coordination Frictions, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (308) (2005)

1999

38. Productivity Gains from Unemployment Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Productivity gains from unemployment insurance, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2000) View citations (267) (2000)
39. The Impact of Young Workers on the Aggregate Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Young Workers on the Aggregate Labor Market, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2001) View citations (159) (2001)

1998

40. Assortive Matching and Search
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (2)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (4)
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Assortative Matching and Search, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (492) (2000)
41. Efficient Unemployment Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Efficient Unemployment Insurance, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (440) (1999)
42. Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1999) View citations (250) (1999)

1997

43. Efficient Wage Dispersion
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (8)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (8)
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (8)

Journal Articles

2023

1. The Emergence of Market Structure
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90, (1), 261-292 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Emergence of Market Structure, Working Papers (2020) (2020)

2022

2. Comment
   NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2022, 36, (1), 56 - 67

2021

3. Internal and external effects of social distancing in a pandemic
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2021, 196, (C) View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper Internal and External Effects of Social Distancing in a Pandemic, Working Papers (2021) View citations (95) (2021)

2019

4. Efficiency and information transmission in bilateral trading
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2019, 33, 154-176 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Efficiency and Information Transmission in Bilateral Trading, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2018

5. Markets with Multidimensional Private Information
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2018, 10, (2), 250-74 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Markets with Multidimensional Private Information, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (6) (2014)

2017

6. Labor Markets
   Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125, (6), 1834 - 1840

2014

7. Dynamic Adverse Selection: A Theory of Illiquidity, Fire Sales, and Flight to Quality
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (7), 1875-1908 View citations (102)
   See also Working Paper Dynamic Adverse Selection: A Theory of Illiquidity, Fire Sales, and Flight to Quality, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (20) (2012)

2013

8. Comment
   NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2013, 27, (1), 78 - 84
9. Report: Ad Hoc Search Committee for the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 774-774
10. private information in the mortgage market: evidence and a theory of crises
    Journal Economía Chilena (The Chilean Economy), 2013, 16, (2), 68-95
    See also Chapter Private Information in the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises, Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies Book Series, 2014, 19, 117-150 (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
    Working Paper Private Information and the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises, Working Papers Central Bank of Chile (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

11. Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2012, 15, (2), 127-148 View citations (754)
    See also Working Paper Reassessing the Ins and Outs of Unemployment, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (253) (2007)
12. Wage rigidities and jobless recoveries
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2012, 59, (S), S65-S77 View citations (66)

2011

13. Search and Rest Unemployment
    Econometrica, 2011, 79, (1), 75-122 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Search and Rest Unemployment, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (9) (2008)

2010

14. Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium
    Econometrica, 2010, 78, (6), 1823-1862 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper Adverse Selection in Competitive Search Equilibrium, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (16) (2009)
15. Stock-flow matching
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 145, (4), 1325-1353 View citations (16)

2009

16. Convergence in Macroeconomics: The Labor Wedge
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2009, 1, (1), 280-97 View citations (211)

2008

17. Comment on: "New Keynesian perspectives on labor market dynamics" by Tommy Sveen and Lutz Weinke
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2008, 55, (5), 931-935 View citations (4)
18. Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (5), 1922-42 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper Liquidity and Insurance for the Unemployed, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (25) (2005)
19. The Probability of Finding a Job
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 268-73 View citations (67)

2007

20. Daron Acemoglu: 2005 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (1), 191-208 View citations (1)
21. Mismatch
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (4), 1074-1101 View citations (46)
    Also in Proceedings, 2006 (2006)
    See also Working Paper Mismatch, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
22. Reservation Wages and Unemployment Insurance
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (3), 1145-1185 View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper Reservation Wages and Unemployment Insurance, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (16) (2006)

2006

23. On-the-job search and strategic bargaining
    European Economic Review, 2006, 50, (4), 811-830 View citations (112)
    See also Chapter On-the-Job Search and Strategic Bargaining, Contributions to Economic Analysis, 2006, 37-59 (2006) View citations (5) (2006)

2005

24. Discussion of Robert E. Hall's REStat Lecture "Employment Efficiency and Sticky Wages: Evidence from Flows in the Labor Market"
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (3), 408-410 View citations (6)
25. The Assignment of Workers to Jobs in an Economy with Coordination Frictions
    Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 113, (5), 996-1025 View citations (308)
    See also Working Paper The Assignment of Workers to Jobs In an Economy with Coordination Frictions, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (28) (2001)
26. The Cyclical Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (1), 25-49 View citations (2238)
27. The cyclicality of hires, separations, and job-to-job transitions
    Review, 2005, 87, (Jul), 493-508 View citations (66)

2004

28. The Consequences of Rigid Wages in Search Models
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2004, 2, (2-3), 469-479 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper The Consequences of Rigid Wages in Search Models, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (200) (2004)

2002

29. The Research Agenda: Labor Market Frictions and Business Cycles
    EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2002, 4, (1)

2001

30. Matching, Search, and Heterogeneity
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 1, (1), 18 View citations (50)
31. The Impact of Young Workers on the Aggregate Labor Market
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (3), 969-1007 View citations (159)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Young Workers on the Aggregate Labor Market, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (9) (1999)

2000

32. Assortative Matching and Search
    Econometrica, 2000, 68, (2), 343-370 View citations (492)
    See also Working Paper Assortive Matching and Search, Working Papers (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
33. Productivity gains from unemployment insurance
    European Economic Review, 2000, 44, (7), 1195-1224 View citations (267)
    See also Working Paper Productivity Gains from Unemployment Insurance, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (12) (1999)
34. Wage and Technology Dispersion
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (4), 585-607 View citations (95)

1999

35. Efficient Unemployment Insurance
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (5), 893-928 View citations (440)
    See also Working Paper Efficient Unemployment Insurance, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (18) (1998)
36. Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions
    International Economic Review, 1999, 40, (4), 827-49 View citations (250)
    See also Working Paper Holdups and Efficiency with Search Frictions, Working papers (1998) View citations (1) (1998)

Books

2010

1. Labor Markets and Business Cycles
   Economics Books, Princeton University Press View citations (200)

Chapters

2021

1. Comment on "Why Has the US Economy Recovered So Consistently from Every Recession in the Past 70 Years?"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2021, volume 36, 2021, pp 56-67

2014

2. Private Information in the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises
   Chapter 4 in Macroeconomic and Financial Stability: challenges for Monetary Policy, 2014, vol. 19, pp 117-150 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article private information in the mortgage market: evidence and a theory of crises, Central Bank of Chile (2013) (2013)
   Working Paper Private Information and the Mortgage Market: Evidence and a Theory of Crises, Central Bank of Chile (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

3. Comment on "Does Indivisible Labor Explain the Difference between Micro and Macro Elasticities? A Meta-Analysis of Extensive Margin Elasticities"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2012, Volume 27, 2012, pp 78-84

2011

4. Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market
   Elsevier View citations (126)
   See also Working Paper Search in Macroeconomic Models of the Labor Market, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (41) (2010)

2010

5. The Labor Wedge
   A chapter in Labor Markets and Business Cycles, 2010 View citations (2)

2009

6. Comment on "The Timing of Labor Market Expansions: New Facts and a New Hypothesis"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, 2009, pp 59-71 View citations (1)

2006

7. On-the-Job Search and Strategic Bargaining
   A chapter in Structural Models of Wage and Employment Dynamics, 2006, pp 37-59 View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article On-the-job search and strategic bargaining, Elsevier (2006) View citations (112) (2006)

1999

8. Why Is the US Unemployment Rate So Much Lower?
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1998, volume 13, 1999, pp 11-74 View citations (24)

Editor

1. Journal of Political Economy
   University of Chicago Press