Economic Research
Economic ResearchTopic - Public Economics
Observations on Public Policy: The Case of Homelessness
Guest Editorial: Minneapolis Fed Vice President and Advisor Preston Miller reflects on homelessness and offers some important considerations and relevant facts about this significant issue.
Preston J. Miller
September 2001 - The Region
Catching up with Lawrence Lindsey
Once a Fed governor considering monetary policy, now head of the president’s National Economic Council pondering fiscal policy.
David Fettig
June 2001 - The Region
On the Irrelevance of the Maturity Structure of Government Debt Without Commitment
Christopher Phelan
January 2001 - Staff Report
Public Trust and Government Betrayal
Christopher Phelan
January 2001 - Staff Report
Putting a Finger on the Grand (Income) Canyon
Critics are hitting the “income disparity” button hard, but many commonly perceived sources and silver-bullet solutions fall short.
Ronald A. Wirtz
December 2000 - The Region
Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior
Book Review
Michael J. Stutzer
September 2000 - The Region
Maintenance and Repair: Too Big to Ignore
Ellen R. McGrattan, James A. Schmitz, Jr.
September 1999 - Quarterly Review
Taxing Capital Income: A Bad Idea
Patrick J. Kehoe, V. V. Chari, Andrew Atkeson
July 1999 - Quarterly Review
Risk Sharing: Private Insurance Markets or Redistributive Taxes?
Fabrizio Perri, Dirk Krueger
June 1999 - Staff Report
Interview with Arnold Harberger
An interview with the dean of the “Chicago Boys.”
David Levy
March 1999 - The Region
Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy
Patrick J. Kehoe, V. V. Chari
July 1998 - Staff Report
Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises
Timothy J. Kehoe, Harold L. Cole
July 1998 - Staff Report
Technical Appendix: The Optimum Quantity of Debt
Ellen R. McGrattan, S. Rao Aiyagari
November 1997 - Staff Report
The Optimum Quantity of Debt
Ellen R. McGrattan, S. Rao Aiyagari
November 1997 - Staff Report
The Poverty of Nations: A Quantitative Investigation
Ellen R. McGrattan, Patrick J. Kehoe, V. V. Chari
October 1997 - Staff Report
