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ISU Economics Working Papers

Equilibrium Lending Mechanism and Aggregate Activity
Author(s):   Cheng Wang, Ruilin Zhou
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04019, September 15, 2004
Published In:   International Economic Review , Forthcoming
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Optimal Monetary Policy and Economic Growth
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05025, September 15, 2005
Published In:   European Economic Review , Forthcoming
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Choosing to Keep Up with the Joneses and Income Inequality
Author(s):   Richard C. Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08003, January 10, 2008
Published In:   Economic Theory , Forthcoming
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Patience Cycles
Author(s):   Richard C Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Mikko Puhakka
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #09011, June 15, 2009
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Harmonic symmetries of imperfect competition on circular city
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06010, March 23, 2006
Published In:   Journal of Mathematical Economics , Vol. 45, 1-2, pp. 124-146, January, 2009
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On Myopia as Rationale for Social Security
Author(s):   Torben M Andersen, Joydeep Bhattacharya
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08027, September 10, 2008
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On the Usefulness of the Constrained Planning Problem in a Model of Money
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06027, August 23, 2006
Published In:   Macroeconomic Dynamics , Vol. 12, 4, pp. 503-525, September, 2008
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Rejuveniles and Growth
Author(s):   Richard Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06026, August 5, 2006
Published In:   European Economic Review , Vol. 52, 6, pp. 1055-1071, August, 2008
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Deviant Generations, Ricardian Equivalence, and Growth Cycles
Author(s):   Richard C Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08019, May 19, 2008
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Are the Joneses making you financially vulnerable?
Author(s):   Richard C Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08011, April 17, 2008
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Optimal Choice of Monetary Instruments in an Economy with Real and Liquidity Shocks
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05016, May 10, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 32, 4, pp. 1273-1311, April, 2008
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Optimal Monetary Policy Rules under Persistent Shocks
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #08004, January 14, 2008
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Who is Afraid of the Friedman Rule?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin, Rajesh Singh
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04030, November 10, 2004
Published In:   Economic Inquiry , Vol. 46, 2, pp. 113-130, 2008
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Public and Private Expenditures on Health in a Growth Model
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Xue Qiao
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05020, June 28, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 31, 8, pp. 2519-2535, August, 2007
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Resurrecting Equilibria Through Cycles
Author(s):   Richard Barnett, Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07017, July 26, 2007
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UNSAFE SEX, AIDS, and DEVELOPMENT
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel, Xue Qiao
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07016, July 9, 2007
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Why Does Overnight Liquidity Cost More Than Intraday Liquidity?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #07004, March 20, 2007
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Understanding Post-War Changes in U.S. Household Production: A Full-Income Demand-System Perspective
Author(s):   Wallace Huffman
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06036, November 16, 2006
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Testing for Breaks Using Alternating Observations
Author(s):   Helle Bunzel, Emma M. Iglesias
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06035, November 9, 2006
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Empirical Phillips Curves in OECD Countries: Has There Been A Common Breakdown?
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06032, September 25, 2006
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Social Security and Intergenerational Redistribution
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Robert Reed
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06028, August 23, 2006
Published In:   Structural Models of Wage and Employment Dynamics: Essays in Honor of Dale Mortensen , Elsevier and North Holland, Amsterdam and New York
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On the Optimality of Delay in 'Monetary Policy as a Process of Search'
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06006, February 22, 2006
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Do Asymmetric Central Bank Preferences Help Explain Observed Inflation Outcomes?
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle, Barry L. Falk
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #06005, February 20, 2006
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Sub-optimality of the Friedman rule in Townsend's turnpike and stochastic relocation models of money: Do finite lives and initial dates matter?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05007, March 23, 2005
Published In:   Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control , Vol. 30, 5, pp. 879-897, 2006
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What do Information Frictions do?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Shankha Chakraborty
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03014, March 27, 2003
Published In:   Economic Theory , Vol. 26, 3, pp. 651-675, October, 2005
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Termination of Dynamic Contracts in an Equilibrium Labor Market Model (2008 update)
Author(s):   Cheng Wang
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05024, July 28, 2005
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The Non-Monotonic Relationship Between Seigniorage and Inequality
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel, J. Haslag
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03012, March 27, 2003
Published In:   Canadian Journal of Economics , Vol. 38, 2, pp. 500-519, May, 2005
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Heterogeneity, Redistribution, and the Friedman Rule
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Antoine Martin
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04004, February 9, 2004
Published In:   International Economic Review
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Is the Taylor Rule Missing? A Statistical Investigation
Author(s):   Helle Bunzel, Walter Enders
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05015, May 1, 2005
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A Toolbox for the Numerical Study of Linear Dynamic Rational Expectations Models
Author(s):   P. Marcelo Oviedo
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #05002, January 26, 2005
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The Role of Money in Two Alternative Models: When is the Friedman Rule Optimal, and Why?
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya, Joseph Haslag, Steven Russell
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04011, May 17, 2004
Published In:   Journal of Monetary Economics , Vol. 52, 8, pp. 1401-1433, 2005
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Market Cycles for a Non-Storable Product under Adjustment Costs
Author(s):   David A. Hennessy, Harvey E. Lapan
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04028, October 23, 2004
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Testing Commitment Models of Monetary Policy: Evidence from OECD Economies
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle, Barry L. Falk
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #04015, July 13, 2004
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MONETARY POLICY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME
Author(s):   Joydeep Bhattacharya
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #03026, December 3, 2003
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Informational Externalities, Strategic Delay, and the Search for Optimal Policy
Author(s):   Matthew Doyle
Series:  ISU Economics Working Paper #02012, September 25, 2002
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