#  Working Papers 

 



- ["Taxation of Capital: Capital Levies and Commitment"](https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32306/w32306.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., Chari, Varadarajan V., April 2024
- ["Religious Conversion Across Countries"](https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32046/w32046.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., January 2024
- ["Fiscal Influences on Inflation in OECD Countries, 2020-2022"](https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w31838/w31838.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., Bianchi, Francesco, November 2023 (revised March 2024)
- ["Double-Counting of Investment"](/file_url/321)  
    Barro, Robert J., December 2020
- ["r Minus G"](/file_url/323)  
    Barro, Robert J., November 2020
- ["Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions and Mortality in U.S. Cities during the Great Influenza Pandemic, 1918-1919"](/file_url/319)  
    Barro, Robert J., August 2020
- [“Rare Events and Long-Run Risks”](/file_url/322)  
    Barro, Robert J., Jin, Tao, July 2020
- ["The Coronavirus and the Great Influenza Pandemic: Lessons from the 'Spanish Flu' for the Coronavirus's Potential Effects on Mortality and Economic Activity"](https://www.nber.org/papers/w26866)  
    Barro, Robert J., Ursúa, José F., Weng, Joanna, April 2020
- ["Rare Disaster Probability and Options Pricing"](/file_url/320)  
    Barro, Robert J., Liao, Gordon Y., January 2020
- ["Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity"](/file_url/309)  
    Barro, Robert J., Wheaton, Brian, March 2019
- [“Rare Macroeconomic Disasters”](/file_url/283)  
    Barro, Robert J., Ursúa, José, F., August 4, 2011
- [“On the Size Distribution of Macroeconomic Disasters”](/file_url/284)  
    Barro, Robert J., Jin, Tao, February 3, 2011
- [“Crises and Recoveries in an Empirical Model of Consumption Disasters”](/file_url/285)  
    Barro, Robert J., Nakamura, Emi, Steinsson, Jón, Ursúa, José F., July 16, 2011
- [“Saints Marching In, 1590-2009”](/file_url/286)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., January 1, 2011
- [“Economics of Sainthood (a preliminary investigation)”](/files/barro/files/saints_paper_020910.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., and McQuoid, Alexander, February 2010
- [“Macroeconomic Effects from Government Purchases and Taxes”](/file_url/287)  
    Barro, Robert J., Redlick, Charles J., February 2010
- [“Stock-Market Crashes and Depressions”](/file_url/288)  
    Barro, Robert J., Ursúa, José F., September 2009
- [“Religious Conversion in 40 Countries”](/file_url/289)  
    Barro, Robert J., Hwang, Jason, McCleary, Rachel M., July 2009
- [“On the Welfare Costs of Consumption Uncertainty”](/files/barro/files/consumption_risk_paper_010707_0.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., January 2007
- [“Rare Disasters and Asset Markets in the Twentieth Century”](/file_url/290)  
    Barro, Robert J., December 2005
- [“Which Countries Have State Religions?”](/files/barro/files/state_religion_08-05_revised.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., February 2005
- [“Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel”](/publications/religion-and-political-economy-international-panel-0)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., November 2003
- [“Religion and Economic Growth”](/files/barro/files/religion_and_economic_growth_2003.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., April 2003
- [“IMF Programs: Who Is Chosen and What Are the Effects?”](/files/barro/files/imf_programs_2003.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., Lee, Jong-Wha, April 2003
- [“Optimal Currency Areas”](/file_url/326)  
    Alesina, Alberto, Barro, Robert J., Tenreyro, Silvana, March 2002; Revised June 2002
- [“Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel”](/files/barro/files/religion_polecon_2002_version.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., McCleary, Rachel M., May 2002
- [“International Data on Educational Attainment Updates and Implications”](/file_url/292)  
    Barro, Robert J., Lee, Jong-Wha , August 2000
- [“Ramsey Meets Laibson in the Neoclassical Growth Model”](/files/barro/files/ramsey_laibson_1999.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J. September 1999
- [“Inequality and Growth in a Panel of Countries”](/file_url/293)  
    Barro, Robert J.,” June 1999
- [“Notes on Optimal Debt Management”](/files/barro/files/notes_debt_1999.pdf)  
    Barro, Robert J., May 1999
- [“Notes on Growth Accounting”](/file_url/294)  
    Barro, Robert J., December 17, 1998