Research

• • “What Was the Industrial Revolution?,” NBER Working Paper Series No. 23547 (2017): Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research. Journal of Human Capital, (2018), 12 (2), 182-203.

• • “International Evidence on Long Run Money Demand,” with Luca Benati, Juan Pablo Nicolini, and Warren Weber, NBER Working Paper Series No. 22475 (2016): Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research.

• • “Learning, Career Paths, and the Distribution of Wages,” with Santiago Caicedo and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, NBER Working Paper Series No. 22151 (2016): Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research. Forthcoming in “Macroeconomics,” American Economic Journal, (January 2019),
    11(1), 49-88.

• • “On the Stability of Money Demand,” with Juan Pablo Nicolini, Journal of Monetary Economics (2015) Vol. 73, pp. 48-65.

• • “Human Capital and Growth,” American Economic Review 105, (2015), pp. 85-88.

• • “Liquidity: Meaning, Measurement, Management,” Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Third Quarter 2014, 96(3), pp. 199-212.

• • “Knowledge Growth and the Allocation of Time,” with Benjamin Moll, Journal of Political Economy (2014), Vol. 122(1), pp. 1-51.

• • “Idea Flows, Economic Growth, and Trade,” with Fernando E. Alvarez and Francisco J. Buera, (2014). NBER Working Paper Series 19667. Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research.

• • “Glass-Steagall: A Requiem,” American Economic Review 103 (2013), pp. 43-47.

• • “Liquidity Crises,” with Nancy L. Stokey, Economic Policy Papers 11-3 (2011), Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

• • “What Economists Do,” Journal of Applied Economics 14 (2011), pp. 1-4.

• • “Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution,” American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2009), Vol 1(1), pp. 1-25.

• • “Ideas and Growth,” Economica, (2009) 76(301), pp. 1-19.

• • “Models of Idea Flows,” with Fernando E. Alvarez and Francisco J. Buera; NBER Working Paper Series No. 14135 (2008); Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research.

• • “General Equilibrium Analysis of the Eaton-Kortum Model of International Trade,” with Fernando Alvarez, Journal of Monetary Economics, (2007) 54(6), pp. 1726-68.

• • “Menu Costs and Phillips Curves,” with Mikhail Golosov, Journal of Political Economy, (2007) 115(2), pp. 171-99.

• • “The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future,” The Region, (2004) 18(1), pp. 4.

• • “Life Earnings and Rural-Urban Migration,” Journal of Political Economy, (2004) 112(1), pp. S29-59.

• • “Macroeconomic Priorities,” American Economic Review, (2003) 93(1), pp. 1-14.

• • “On the Internal Structure of Cities,” with Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Econometrica, (2002) 70(4), pp. 1445-76.

• • “The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future,” in R. E. Lucas, Jr.: Lectures on Economic Growth; Cambridge and London: Harvard University Press, (2002) pp. 109-88

• • “Externalities and Cities,” Review of Economic Dynamics, (2001) 4(2), pp. 245-74.

• • “Interest Rates and Inflation,” with Fernando Alvarez and Warren E. Weber, American Economic Review, (2001) 91(2), pp. 219-25.

• • “Some Macroeconomics for the 21st Century,” The Journal of Economic Perspectives, (2000) 14(1), pp. 159-68.

• • “Inflation and Welfare,” Econometrica, (2000) 68(2), pp. 247-74.

• • “Nobel Lecture: Monetary Neutrality,” Journal of Political Economy, (1996) 104(4), pp. 661-82.

• • “Efficiency and Equality in a Simple Model of Efficient Unemployment Insurance,” with Andrew Atkeson, Journal of Economic Theory, (1995) 66(1), pp. 64-88.

• • “Real Effects of Monetary Shocks in an Economy with Sequential Purchases,” with Michael Woodford, NBER Working Paper Series No. 4250 (1993); Cambridge: National Bureau of Economic Research.

• • “Making a Miracle,” Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, (1993) 61(2), pp. 251-72.

• • “Money and Interest in a Cash in Advance Economy: A Reply,” with Nancy L. Stokey, Econometrica, (1992) 60(2), pp. 441-42.

• • “On Efficiency and Distribution,” The Economic Journal, (1992) 102(411), pp. 233-47.

• • “On Efficient Distribution with Private Information,” with Andrew Atkeson, The Review of Economic Studies, (1992) 59(3), pp. 427-53.

• • “World Real Interest Rates: Comment,” in O. J. Blanchard and S. Fischer: NBER Macroeconomics Annual (1990), Cambridge, Mass. and London: MIT Press, (1990) pp. 69-73.

• • “Liquidity and Interest Rates,” Journal of Economic Theory, (1990) 50(2), pp. 237-64.

• • “Supply-Side Economics: An Analytical Review,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr., Oxford Economic Papers, (1990) 42(2), pp. 293-316.

• • “Why Doesn’t Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries?,” American Economic Review, (1990) 80 (2, Papers and Proceedings of the 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association), pp. 92-96.

• • Theorie Der Konjunkturzyklen, Regensburg: Transfer-Verl., (1989).

• • Recursive Methods in Economic Dynamics, with Nancy L. Stokey; Cambridge, Mass. and London: Harvard University Press, (1989).

• • Modelos De Ciclos Econ�micos, with Gonzalo Rodr�guez Prada; Alianza Universidad, Econom�a 529; Madrid: Alianza, (1988).

• • “On the Mechanics of Economic Development,” Journal of Monetary Economics, (1988) 22(1), pp. 3-42.

• • “Money Demand in the United States: A Quantitative Review,” Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, (1988) 29, pp. 137-67.

• • Models of Business Cycles, Yrj� Jahnsson Lectures; Oxford, UK: Cambridge Mass. USA, (1987).

• • “La Monnaie Et L’int�r�t Sous Contrainte De Transaction (Money and Interest in a Cash-in-Advance Economy, with English Summary),” with Nancy L. Stokey, Annales d’Economie et de Statistique, (1987) (8), pp. 1-26.

• • “Money and Interest in a Cash-in-Advance Economy,” with Nancy L. Stokey, Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, (1987) 55(3), pp. 491-513.

• • “On the Mechanics of Economic Development,” Chung-Hua Series of Lectures by Invited Eminent Economists No. 12; Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan: Institute of Economics Academia Sinica, (1986); also published as Discussion paper no. 657; Kingston, Ontario: Institute for Economic Research Queen’s University, (1986).

• • “Principles of Fiscal and Monetary Policy,” Journal of Monetary Economics, (1986) 17(1), pp. 117-34.

• • “Adaptive Behavior and Economic Theory,” Journal of Business, (1986) 59(4, Part 2: The Behavioral Foundations of Economic Theory), pp. S401-S26.

• • “Optimal Growth with Many Consumers,” with Nancy L. Stokey, Journal of Economic Theory, (1984) 32(1), pp. 139-71.

• • “Money in a Theory of Finance,” Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, (1984) 21, pp. 9-45.

• • “Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in an Economy without Capital,” with Nancy L. Stokey; Journal of Monetary Economics, (1983) 12(1), pp. 55-93.

• • “Expectations and the Neutrality of Money: Corrigendum,” Journal of Economic Theory, (1983) 31(1), pp. 197-99.

• • “Optimal Fiscal and Monetary Policy in an Economy without Capital,” with Nancy L. Stokey; Discussion Paper No 532 (1982), Northwestern Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science.

• • “Interest Rates and Currency Prices in a Two-Country World,” Journal of Monetary Economics, (1982) 10(3), pp. 335-59.

• • “Optimal Investment with Rational Expectations,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr., in R. E. Lucas, Jr. and T. J. Sargent: Rational Expectations and Econometric Practice. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press (1981), pp. 55-66.

• • “Distributed Lags and Optimal Investment Policy,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr., in R. E. Lucas, Jr. and T. J. Sargent: Rational Expectations and Econometric Practice. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, (1981), pp. 39-54.

• • Rational Expectations and Econometric Practice. Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Thomas J. Sargent; Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press (1981).

• • Studies in Business-Cycle Theory. Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; MIT Press (1981).

• • “Tobin and Monetarism: A Review Article.” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Journal of Economic Literature, (1981), 19(2), pp. 558-67.

• • “Rules, Discretion and the Role of the Economic Advisor,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr., in S. Fischer: Rational Expectations and Economic Policy. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1980).

• • “Equilibrium in a Pure Currency Economy.” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Economic Inquiry, (1980), 18(2), pp. 203-20.

• • “Methods and Problems in Business Cycle Theory,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, (1980), 12(4), Part 2: Rational Expectations), pp. 696-715.

• • “Two Illustrations of the Quantity Theory of Money,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; American Economic Review, (1980), 70(5), pp. 1005-14.

• • “After Keynesian Macroeconomics,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr. and Thomas J. Sargent; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review, (1979), 3(2), pp. 1-16.

• • “Paul Mccracken Et Al. Towards Full Employment and Price Stability a Report to the OECD by a Group of Independent Experts, OECD, June 1977: A Review,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, (1979), 11, pp. 161.

• • “Unemployment Policy,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings of the Ninetieth Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, (1978), 68 (2), pp. 353-57.

• • “On the Size Distribution of Business Firms,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; The Bell Journal of Economics, (1978), 9(2), pp. 508-23.

• • “Asset Prices in an Exchange Economy,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Econometrica: Journal of the Econometric Society, (1978), 46(6), pp. 1429-45.

• • “Understanding Business Cycles,” Robert E. Lucas, Jr.; Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, (1977), No. 5, pp. 7-29.

Additional works forthcoming.

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