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November 2023, Paper: "The fiscal theory of the price level (FTPL) has been active for 30 years, and the interest in this theory grew with the recent global surges in inflation…
August 30, 2022, Opinion: "Although US monetary policy was too aggressive for too long, the likely culprit behind the recent surge in consumer prices was an extraordinarily…
2021, Paper: "Data for 48 countries during the Great Influenza Pandemic imply flu-related deaths in 1918-1920 of 40 million, 2.1 percent of world population, implying 150 million…
February 25, 2021, Opinion: "Rather than worrying about the prospects of higher long-term expected inflation, the US Federal Reserve is exuding confidence that it can maintain…
December 2020, Paper: "The national-income accounts double-count investment, which enters once when it occurs and again in present value as rental income on added capital. The…
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…
The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Epidemic - Lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity. Robert Barro, 2020,…
January 2020, Paper: "We derive an option-pricing formula from recursive preferences and estimate rare disaster probability. The new options-pricing formula applies to far-out-of-…