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Coronavirus meets the Great Influenza Pandemic. Robert Barro, March 2020, Paper, "What is a plausible worst-case scenario for outcomes under COVID-19? This column draws lessons…
Cutting GDP to Counter the Coronavirus Pandemic. Robert Barro, March 26, 2020, Opinion, "One of the main policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic has been to curb economic…
The economy and policy in the coronavirus crisis to date. James Stock, Robert Barro, Jason Furman, Jeremy Stein, Video: "This conversation took place during the Spring…
Trump Is Slowing US Economic Growth. Robert Barro, June 4, 2019, Opinion, "The current state of US macroeconomic policymaking across four key areas does not bode well. Although…
Economic Recovery Since 2008. Lawrence Summers, Robert Barro, November 4, 2016, Video, "Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and Harvard Economics Professor Robert Barro…
The Reasons Behind the Obama Non-Recovery. Robert Barro, September 20, 2016, Opinion, "The Obama administration and some economists argue that the recovery since the Great…
Options-Pricing Formula with Disaster Risk. Robert Barro, January 2016, Paper. "A new options-pricing formula applies to far-out-of-the money put options on the overall stock…
Rare Events and Long-Run Risks. Robert Barro, January 2016, Paper. "Rare events (RE) and long-run risks (LRR) are complementary elements for understanding asset-pricing patterns,…
Robert Barro on the Recession. Robert Barro, January 11, 2014, Video. "One of the world’s foremost economists and an influential commentator on our financial turmoil, Robert Barro…
Safe Assets. Robert Barro, 2014, Paper. "A safe asset is one whose real value is insulated from shocks, including declines in GDP associated with rare macroeconomic disasters.…