National Bureau of Economic Research; Harvard University
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Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Robert J. Barro, Francesco Bianchi (2025). Fiscal influences on inflation in oecd countries, 2020-2023. Economic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Varadarajan V. Chari (2024). Taxation of Capital: Capital Levies and Commitment. The Economic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2023). r Minus g. Review Of Economic Dynamics, Vol. 480.DOI
A. Alesina, Robert J. Barro, Rudi Dornbusch, J. Helliwell, Ed Learner, N. Marion, Ronald L. Rogowski, H. Rosenthal, Nouriel Roubini (2023). Political Instability and Economic Growth.
Robert J. Barro (2022). Vaccination rates and COVID outcomes across US states. Economics & Human Biology, Vol. 47.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde, Oren Levintal, Andrew Mollerus (2022). Safe Assets. Economic Journal, Vol. 1320, No. 646.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2021). DOUBLE COUNTING OF INVESTMENT. Economic Journal, Vol. 1310, No. 638.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Gordon Y. Liao (2021). Rare disaster probability and options pricing. Journal Of Financial Economics, Vol. 1390, No. 3.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Tao Jin (2021). Rare events and long-run risks. Review Of Economic Dynamics, Vol. 390.DOI
Robert J. Barro, J. Ursúa, Joanna Weng (2020). The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Epidemic - Lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity. Social Science Research Network.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Brian Wheaton (2019). Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity. Tax Policy and the Economy.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Gordon Y. Liao (2019). Tractable Rare Disaster Probability and Options-Pricing. Finance and Economics Discussion Series.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jason Furman (2018). Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017 Tax Reform. Brookings Papers On Economic Activity.
Robert J. Barro, J. Ursúa (2017). Stock-Market Crashes and Depressions.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Oren Levintal (2017). Safe Assets.DOI
Rabah Arezki, V. Ramey, Liugang Sheng, Robert J. Barro, R. Banerjee, Olivier Blanchard, Raouf Bouccekine, Yi Chen, Giancarlo Corsetti, Domenico Fanizza, Thorvaldur Gylfason, Nir Jaimovich, J. Laffargue, P. Loungani, Akito Matsumoto, G. Milesi, J. Ostry, R. van der Ploeg, R. Rogerson, T. Venables, H. Wachtmeister, Philippe Wingender, Hong-Yang Zhao (2017). NEWS SHOCKS IN OPEN ECONOMIES: EVIDENCE FROM GIANT OIL DISCOVERIES∗.
Robert J. Barro (2016). Economic Growth and Convergence, Applied to China. China & World Economy, Vol. 24, No. 5.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Sanjay Misra (2016). Gold Returns. Economic Journal, Vol. 1260, No. 594.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. McCleary (2016). Saints Marching In, 1590-2012. Economica, Vol. 830, No. 3310.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Gordon Y. Liao (2016). Options-Pricing Formula with Disaster Risk. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
E. Nakamura, J. Steinsson, Miguel Acosta, M. Bellon, Vlad Bouchouev, N. Crouzet, Stéphane Dupraz, Shao-Wen Luo, Michael G. Abrahams, Tobias Adrian, Richard K. Crump, Matthias Fleckenstein, Michael J. Fleming, M. Gertler, Refet Gurkaynak, P. Karádi, Hanno N. Lustig, E. Moench, Robert J. Barro, M. Bassetto, G. Chodorow-reich, Gauti B. Eggertsson, S. Hanson, Sophocles Mavroeidis, Serena Ng, Roberto Rigobon, Christina D. Romer, D. Romer, Christoph Rothe, Eric Swanson, I. Werning, Michael Woodford, Jonathan H. Wright (2016). NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES HIGH FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION OF MONETARY NON-NEUTRALITY: THE INFORMATION EFFECT.
Robert J. Barro (2015). Convergence and Modernisation. Economic Journal, Vol. 1250, No. 585.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2015). Environmental Protection, Rare Disasters and Discount Rates. Economica, Vol. 820, No. 325.DOI
X. Gabaix, N. Barberis, Robert J. Barro, J. Campbell, Harrison G. Hong, D. Laibson, Jennifer La 'o, A. Lazrak, Bentley Macleod, Michael Rockinger, T. Sargent, Alp Simsek (2015). Boundedly Rational Dynamic Programming.
Lorenzo Casaburi, U. Troiano, J. Altonji, Josh Angrist, S. Asher, Robert J. Barro, Raj Chetty, David Cutler, P. Dupas, E. Glaeser, E. Helpman, Jim Hines, Larry Katz, Michael Kremer, Asim Kwhaja, Jacob D. Leshno, Massimo Maoret, Sendhil Mullainathan, Aurélie Ouss, Manisha Padi, Rohini Pande, Torsten Persson, Dina Pomeranz, Adam Ray, T. Reed, G. Reina, László Sándor, A. Shleifer, M. Singhal, Joel B. Slemrod, Andréa Stella, Seth I. Stephens-Davidowitz, David Stromberg, T. Suri, David Yanagizawa-Drott (2015). NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GHOST-HOUSE BUSTERS: THE ELECTORAL RESPONSE TO A LARGE ANTI TAX EVASION PROGRAM.
Robert J. Barro, Jong Wha Lee (2013). A new data set of educational attainment in the world, 1950-2010. Journal Of Development Economics, Vol. 1040.DOI
Robert J. Barro, S. Misra (2013). Gold Returns.DOI
Emi Nakamura, J. Steinsson, Robert J. Barro, J. Ursúa (2013). Crises and Recoveries in an Empirical Model of Consumption Disasters.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jose F. Ursua (2012). Rare Macroeconomic Disasters. Annual Review Of Economics, Vol 4, Vol. 4.DOI
D. Bandyopadhyay, Robert J. Barro, J. Couchman, N. Gemmell, Gordon Y. Liao, Fiona McAlister (2012). Average Marginal Income Tax Rates in New Zealand, 1907-2009.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Tao Jin (2011). ON THE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF MACROECONOMIC DISASTERS. Econometrica, Vol. 79, No. 5.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Charles J. Redlick (2011). MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS FROM GOVERNMENT PURCHASES AND TAXES. Quarterly Journal Of Economics, Vol. 1260, No. 1.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee (2011). Research-based policy analysis and commentary from leading economists.
Robert J. Barro (2011). Crises of Governments - The Ongoing Global Financial Crisis and Recession. Social Science Research Network.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jason Hwang, Rachel M. Mccleary (2010). Religious Conversion in 40 Countries.DOI
Davide Cantoni, Noam Yuchtman, A. Alesina, Regina Baar-Cantoni, Robert J. Barro, Claudia Goldin, E. Helpman, Lawrence F. Katz, James A. Robinson, A. Shleifer, Holger Spamann, Jan Luiten van Zanden, Jefferey G. Williamson (2010). Medieval Universities, Legal Institutions, and the Commercial Revolution.
John G. Fernald, Brent Neiman, Jon E. Anderson, Robert J. Barro, Susanto Basu, Jeffrey R. Campbell, D. Chor, Erwin Diewert, D. Fineman, Chang-Tai Hsieh, Boyan Jovanovic, Gregory Mankiw, Justin Wolfers, Alwyn Young (2010). Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper Series Growth Accounting with Misallocation: Or, Doing Less with More in Singapore Growth Accounting with Misallocation: Or, Doing Less with More in Singapore.
Robert J. Barro (2009). Rare Disasters, Asset Prices, and Welfare Costs. American Economic Review, Vol. 990, No. 1.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2009). Intermediate MACRO. South-Western College Pub.
Rachel M. McCleary, Robert J. Barro (2008). Private voluntary organizations engaged in international assistance, 1939-2004. Nonprofit And Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Vol. 370, No. 3.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jose F. Ursua (2008). Macroeconomic Crises since 1870. Brookings Papers On Economic Activity, No. 1.
Robert J. Barro (2008). Macroeconomics. Thomson / South-Western.
Fernando Alvarez, Andrew Atkeson, Chris Edmond, Robert J. Barro, M. Dotsey, Timothy S. Fuerst, Robert Lucas, Julio J. Rotemberg (2008). Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Research Department Staff Report 417 Sluggish Responses of Prices and Inflation to Monetary Shocks in an Inventory Model of Money Demand *.
Enrico Spolaore, Romain T. Wacziarg, A. Alesina, Robert J. Barro, Samuel Bowles, Robert N Boyd, Francesco Caselli, D. Cox, Steven N. Durlauf, James Fearon, Oded Galor, L. Guiso, Peter Howitt, Yannis M. Ioannides, Larry Katz, Peter J. Klenow, Andros Kourtellos, Ed Kutsoati, Edward E. Leamer, J. Londregan, Peter Lorentzen, Lisa Lynch, Paolo Mauro, Deborah Menegotto, S. Mukand, L. Putterman, G. Roland, F. Schiantarelli, A. Spilimbergo, S. Stokes, M. Tan, David N. Weil, Bruce A. Weinberg, Ivo Welch (2008). THE DIFFUSION OF DEVELOPMENT ∗.
Francesco Caselli, Nicola Gennaioli, Michael McMahon, Ines Moreno-de-Barreda, Zsófia L. Bárány, O. Bandiera, Robert J. Barro (2008). ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF ALTERNATIVE INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS∗.
T. Mertens, John Y. Campbell, N. Fuchs-Schündeln, Kenneth L. Judd, N. Mankiw, A. Shleifer, G. Angeletos, Robert J. Barro, Emmanuel Farhi, T. Hassan, D. Laibson (2008). Excessively Volatile Stock Markets : Equilibrium Computation and Policy Analysis.
Robert J. Barro (2007). By Robert J. Barro Macroeconomics. Cengage Learning.
Robert J. Barro (2006). Rare disasters and asset markets in the twentieth century. Quarterly Journal Of Economics, Vol. 1210, No. 3.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Silvana Tenreyro (2006). Closed and open economy models of business cycles with marked up and sticky prices.DOI
Rachel M. Mccleary, Robert J. Barro (2006). Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2006). On the Welfare Costs of Consumption Uncertainty.
Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee (2005). IMF Programs: Who is Chosen and What are the Effects?DOI
Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. Mccleary (2005). Which Countries Have State Religions.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2005). RARE EVENTS AND THE EQUITY PREMIUM.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2004). GOVERNMENT SPENDING, INTEREST BATES, PRICES, AND BUDGET DEFICITS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1701-1918*.DOI
Emi Nakamura, Robert J. Barro, W. Diewert, Gauti B. Eggertsson, D. Jorgenson, Robert G. King, D. Laibson, Gregory Mankiw, A. Manning, Alice Nakamura, Jim Nason, Julio J. Rotemberg, J. Steinsson, James (2004). Deconstructing the Success of RBC.
Robert J. Barro (2004). Notes on Optimal Debt Management. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.
Robert J. Barro (2003). Nothing is Sacred. The MIT Press.
Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. McCleary (2003). Religion and Economic Growth. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Silvana Tenreyro (2002). Economic Effects of Currency Unions.DOI
John B. Taylor, Robert J. Barro, Jerry Green, Dale W. Henderson, L. Meyer (2002). RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE THEORV OF STABILIZATION POLICY.
Temporary Shocks, William Easterly, Michael Kremer, Lain Pritchett, Lawrence H. Summers, Robert J. Barro, Nancy Birdsall, Olivier J. Blanchard, Michael Bruno, Daniel Cohen, B. Long, Stan Fischer, Chad Jones, Robert G. King, Johannes F. Linn, Ramon Marimon, R. Murphy, Sergio Rebelo, F. Schiantarelli, Paul M. Romer, Danny Quah (2002). GOOD POLICY OR GOOD LUCK ? COUNTRY GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND TEMPORARY SHOCKS.
Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee (2001). International Data on Educational Attainment Updates and Implications.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2001). Economic Growth in East Asia Before and After the Financial Crisis.DOI
Robert J. Barro, J. Helliwell (2001). Education and Economic Growth.
Jong‐Wha Lee, Robert J. Barro (2001). Schooling Quality in a Cross-Section of Countries. Economica.DOI
J. Rappaport, Robert J. Barro, Christopher Foote, E. Glaeser, J. Holman, Matt Kahn, D. Laibson, Philip R. Lane, J. McHale, Jong-Wha Lee, D. Rodrik, Jeffrey Sachs, David Weil (2000). WHY ARE POPULATION FLOWS SO PERSISTENT?
A. Mar, T. Sargent, Lars Hansen, V. Chari, Darrell DuÆe, Kenneth L. Judd, Ramon Marimon, Martin S. Hneider, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, David Hume, Robert J. Barro (2000). Optimal Taxation without State-Contingent Debt.
Robert J. Barro, Francesco Caselli, Simon Gilchrist, Samuel S. Kortum, Kevin Lang, Dilip Mookherjee, D. Acemoğlu, Stephen Machin, Eli Berman (2000). Does Factor-Biased Technological Change Stifle International Covergence? Evidence from Manufacturing.DOI
Alberto Alesina, Robert J. Barro (2000). Currency Unions. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1999). Determinants of Democracy. Journal of Political Economy.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Gary S. Becker, Robert King, P. Krugman, Allan H. Meltzer, Kevin Murphy (1999). SERIffi HUMAN CAPITAL AND GROWTH : THEORY AND EVIDENCE.
Robert J. Barro (1999). Inequality, Growth, and Investment. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1998). Study Guide to Accompany Macroeconomics - 5th Edition. The MIT Press.
Robert J. Barro (1998). Determinants of Economic Growth. The MIT Press.
Robert J. Barro (1998). Notes on Growth Accounting. Journal of Economic Growth.DOI
Robert J. Barro(1997). 现代经济周期理论. 《商务印书馆》.
Robert J. Barro (1997). Getting It Right. The MIT Press.
Robert J. Barro (1997). Macroeconomics - 5th Edition. The MIT Press.
Robert J. Barro (1997). Optimal Management of Indexed and Nominal Debt.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1997). Technological Diffusion, Convergence, and Growth.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1997). Myopia and Inconsistency in the Neoclassical Growth Model.DOI
Richard N. Cooper, Robert J. Barro (1997). Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Empirical Study.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1996). Reflections on Ricardian Equivalence. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1996). Inflation Rate Standard Deviation of Inflation Versus Mean Inflation.
Robert J. Barro (1996). Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society.
Robert J. Barro (1995). Inflation and Economic Growth.DOI
X. Sala-i-Martin, Robert J. Barro (1994). Quality Improvements in Models of Growth.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1994). Democracy & Growth. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee (1993). Losers and Winners in Economic Growth.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Jong-Wha Lee (1993). International Comparisons of Educational Attainment.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1992). Human capital and economic growth.
Robert J. Barro, N. Mankiw, Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1992). Capital Mobility in Neoclassical Models of Growth.DOI
Robert J. Barro, X. Sala-i-Martin (1992). Regional Growth and Migration: A Japan-U.S. Comparison.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1991). World Interest Rates and Investment.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1990). Government Spending in a Simple Model of Endogeneous Growth. Journal of Political Economy.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martín (1990). Public Finance in Models of Economic Growth. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
R. Dornbusch, F. Sturzenegger, H. Wolf, Stanley Fischer, Robert J. Barro (1990). Extreme Inflation: Dynamics and Stabilization.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martín (1990). Economic Growth and Convergence across The United States. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Jason R. Barro, Robert J. Barro (1990). Pay, Performance, and Turnover of Bank CEOs. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Xavier Sala-i-Martín (1990). World Real Interest Rates. NBER Macroeconomics Annual.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1989). The Ricardian Approach to Budget Deficits. The Journal of Economic Perspectives.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1989). A Cross-Country Study of Growth, Saving, and Government.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1989). The Stock Market and Investment.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1989). New Classicals and Keynesians, or the Good Guys and the Bad Guys. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1988). Interest-Rate Smoothing.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Paul M. Romer (1986). Ski-Lift Pricing, with an Application to the Labor Market.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1984). The Behavior of U.S. Deficits.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1984). Rules Versus Discretion.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Robert G. King (1984). Time-Separable Preference and Intertemporal-Substitution Models of Business Cycles.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Chaipat Sahasakul (1983). Measuring the Average Marginal Tax Rate from the Individual Income Tax.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Chaipat Sahasakul (1983). Average Marginal Tax Rates from Social Security and the Individual Income Tax.DOI
Robert J. Barro, David B. Gordon (1983). Rules, Discretion and Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy.DOI
Robert J. Barro, David Benjamin Gordon (1983). A Positive Theory of Monetary Policy in a Natural Rate Model. Journal of Political Economy.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1982). Inflationary Finance Under Discrepion and Rules.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1982). Measuring the Fed's Revenue from Money Creation. Economics Letters.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1981). On the Predictability of Tax-Rate Changes.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1981). Intertemporal substitution and the business cycle.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1981). Output Effects of Government Purchases. Journal of Political Economy.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1980). Federal Deficit Policy and the Effects of Public Debt Shocks.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1980). A Capital Market in an Equilibrium Business Cycle Model. Econometrica.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1980). ‘Unemployment, employment and exports in British manufacturing: A non-clearing markets approach’ by Muellbauer and Winter. European Economic Review.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Mark Rush (1979). Unanticipated Money and Economic Activity.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Zvi Hercowitz (1979). Money Stock Revisions and Unanticipated Money Growth. National Bureau of Economic Research.DOI
Robert J. Barro. Macroeconomics-A Modern Approach.
Robert J. Barro, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Oren Levintal, Andrew Mollerus, Andrew B. Abel, B. Broadbent, Ricardo J. Caballero, E. Farhi, X. Gabaix, O. Galor, Nicola Gennaioli, Matteo Maggiori, R. Perez-Truglia, A. Shleifer, J. Steinsson, Mike Woodford, L. Zingales, Marco Del Negro, AlexCukierman, Stefan Lewellen. SAFE ASSETS ∗.
G. Angeletos, Jennifer La 'o, Chicago Booth, Robert J. Barro, Roland Bénabou, Olivier Blanchard, John Y. Campbell, Arnaud Costinot, B. Friedman, J. Geanakoplos, Emmanuel Farhi, Tarek Hassan, Erik Hurst, D. Laibson, Patrick Kehoe, N. Mankiw, Stephen Morris, Richard Rogerson, H. Shin, I. Werning, Mirko Wiederholt. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Economics Working Paper Series Decentralization, Communication, and the Origins of Fluctuations Decentralization, Communication, and the Origins of Fluctuations *.
Manuel Amador, G. Angeletos, Robert J. Barro, Peter Diamond, M. Golosov, Jonathan Gruber, Charles I. Jones, N. Kocherlakota, R. Lucas, Greg Mankiw, Chris Phelan, JamesPoterba, EmmanuelSaez, RobShimer, AlehTsyvinski. MIT Open Access Articles Progressive Estate Taxation.
Francesco Caselli, Wilbur John, Coleman, A. Alesina, Robert J. Barro, Paul Collier, Lisa Cook, J. Esteban, Nicola Gennaioli, S. Jayachandran, Peter J. Klenow, Michael Kremer, Ben Olken, Silvana Tenreyro, Jaume Ventura. the Theory of Ethnic.
Preprints
Robert J. Barro, Edgard Dewitte, Laurence R. Iannaccone (2025). Looking Backward: Long-Term Religious Service Attendance in 66 Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2025). The Old Keynesian Model. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro, Rachel M. McCleary (2024). Religious Conversion across Countries. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2024). Markups and Entry in a Circular Hotelling Model. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Robert J. Barro (2020). Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Mortality in U.S. Cities During the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Alberto Alesina, Robert J. Barro, Silvana Tenreyro (2002). Optimal Currency Areas. SSRN Electronic Journal.DOI
Book Chapters
Robert J. Barro, David Benjamin Gordon (1990). 3. Rules, Discretion, and Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy. Harvard University Press eBooks.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1990). 13. Government Spending, Interest Rates, Prices, and Budget Deficits in the United Kingdom, 1701–1918. Harvard University Press eBooks.DOI
Robert J. Barro (1990). 5. Reputation in a Model of Monetary Policy with Incomplete Information. Harvard University Press eBooks.DOI