Research: Some Recent Working Papers

When is the Government Spending Multiplier Large? (August 2009), joint with Larry Christiano and Sergio Rebelo.

Reference Prices and Nominal Rigidities (Revised August 2009), joint with Nir Jaimovich and Sergio Rebelo. Data Appendix.

Firm -Specific Capital, Nominal Rigidities and the Business Cycle, (Revised, Sept. 2009) joint with Dave Altig, Lawrence Christiano and Jesper Linde.

Can Peso Problems Explain the Returns to the Carry Trade? (May 2008, joint with Craig Burnside, Isaac Kleshcelski and Sergio Rebelo).

Understanding the Forward Premium Puzzle: A Microstructure Approach, July 2007, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo.

The Returns to Currency Speculation in Emerging Markets (February 2007), joint with Craig Burnside, and Sergio Rebelo.

The Returns to Currency Speculation (October 2006, joint with Craig Burnside, Isaac Kleshcelski and Sergio Rebelo)

Assessing Structural VARs (March 2006, Joint with Larry Christiano and Rob Vigfusson)

How Important Are Nontradable Goods Prices As Sources of Cyclical Fluctuations in Real Exchange Rates? (August 2005, with Ariel Burstein and Sergio Rebelo).

Modleing Exchange Rate Passthrough After Large Devaluations (March, 2005, with Ariel Burstein and Sergio Rebelo)

Technical Appendix, Data and Computer Code for Firm-Specific Capital, Nominal Rigidities and the Business Cycle.

Large Devaluations and the Real Exchange Rate (Revised March 2005), joint with Ariel Burstein and Sergio Rebelo

Data and Replication Materials.

Government Finance in the Wake of a Currency Crisis (Revised, April, 2005 with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo). Technical Appendix

Evaluating the Calvo Model of Sticky Prices, joint with Jonas Fisher 05/2004

Fiscal Policy in the Aftermath of 9/11, joint with Jonas Fisher, 03/2004

The Response of Hours to a Technology Shock: Evidence Based on Direct Measures of Technology, joint with Lawrence Christiano and Robert Vigfusson, 11/2003

Large Devaluations and the Real Exchange Rate, joint with Ariel Burstein and Sergio Rebelo, 09/2003

Nominal Rigidities and the Dynamics Effects of a Shock to Monetary Policy, joint with Lawrence Christiano and Charles Evans (May 2001, revised August 2003)

Currency Crises and Fiscal Sustainability, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo, 07/2003

What Happens After a Technology Shock?, joint with Larry Christiano and Robert Vigfusson. 05/2003, revised 08/2004.

Fiscal Shocks and Their Consequences, joint with Craig Burnside and Jonas Fisher, 05/2003.

Testing the Calvo Model of Sticky Prices, joint with Jonas Fisher, 05/2003

Government Guarantees and Self-Fulfilling Speculative Attack (with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo, revised March 2003)
(Technical Appendix)

Why Is Inflation So Low After Large Devaluations? (with Ariel Burstein and  Sergio Rebelo (May 2002)

On the Fiscal Implications of Twin Crises, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo (April 2001)

Hedging and Financial Fragility in Fixed Exchange Rate Regimes, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo

Prospective Deficits and the Asian Currency Crises, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo.

Understanding the Korean and Thai currency crises, joint with Craig Burnside and Sergio Rebelo

Fiscal Shocks in an Efficiency Wage Model, joint with Craig Burnside and Jonas Fisher

Understanding the Effects of a Shock to Government Purchases, joint with Wendy Edelberg and Jonas Fisher.

Some Thoughts on Practical Stabilization Policy.

Monetary Policy Shocks: What Have We Learned and to What End? joint with Lawrence Christiano and Charles Evans.

Modeling Money, joint with Lawrence Christiano and Charlie Evans

Expectation Traps and Discretion, joint with V.V. Chari and Lawrence Christiano.

Sticky Price and Limited Participation Models of Money: A Comparison, joint with Lawrence Christiano and Charles Evans