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  • 2001 - Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association

Overview

Allan H Meltzer was affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Geophysics. Their work encompassed topics such as seismic waves and analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, and geological and geochemical analysis.

Their publication record includes papers presented in the journal Geophysical Journal International. One of their recent papers titled Seismic imaging of the Ecuadorian forearc and arc from joint ambient noise, local, and teleseismic tomography: catching the Nazca slab in the act of flattening was published in 2025.

  • Seismic imaging of the Ecuadorian forearc and arc from joint ambient noise, local, and teleseismic tomography: catching the Nazca slab in the act of flattening (2025, Geophysical Journal International)

Frequent co-authors during their collaborations included:

  • E. Rodríguez
  • Susan L. Beck
  • Mónica Segovia
  • Miguel Á. Ruiz
  • Santiago Rodríguez Hernández

Their research involved extensive work in seismic waves and tectonic processes, reflecting in their focus on geophysical phenomena associated with subduction zones and related seismic activity.

Award recognition in their career includes being named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association in 2001.

Best Publications

  • A Rational Theory of the Size of Government

    Allan H. Meltzer;Scott F. Richard

  • A Theory of Ambiguity, Credibility, and Inflation under Discretion and Asymmetric Information

    Alex Cukierman;Allan H Meltzer

  • A HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE

    Allan Meltzer;C.A.E. Goodhart

  • Mercantile Credit, Monetary Policy, and Size of Firms

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • The Phillips curve and labor markets

    Unknown

  • Monetary, Credit and (Other) Transmission Processes: A Monetarist Perspective

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  • A Political Theory of Government Debt and Deficits in a Neo-Ricardian Framework

    Alex Cukierman;Allan H Meltzer

  • The Demand for Money: The Evidence from the Time Series

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • Tests of a rational theory of the size of government

    Allan H. Meltzer;Scott F. Richard

  • A POSITIVE THEORY OF DISCRETIONARY POLICY, THE COST OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT AND THE BENEFITS OF A CONSTITUTION

    Alex Cukierman;Allan H. Meltzer

  • The Uses of Money: Money in the Theory of an Exchange Economy

    Karl Brunner;Allan H Meltzer

  • The Effect of Aggregate Economic Variables on Congressional Elections

    Francisco Arcelus;Allan H. Meltzer

  • Money, Debt, and Economic Activity

    Karl Brunner;Allan H. Meltzer

  • Money and the economy issues in monetary analysis

    Karl Brunner;Allan H. Meltzer

  • Long- and short-term interest rates in a risky world☆

    Angelo Mascaro;Allan H. Meltzer

  • A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • Stagflation, persistent unemployment and the permanence of economic shocks

    Karl Brunner;Alex Cukierman;Allan H. Meltzer

  • Liquidity Traps for Money, Bank Credit, and Interest Rates

    Karl Brunner;Allan H. Meltzer

  • SOME FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY FUNCTIONS FOR MONEY

    Karl Brunner;Allan H. Meltzer

  • LIMITS OF SHORT‐RUN STABILIZATION POLICY PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS TO THE WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION, JULY 3, 1986

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • An Aggregative Theory for a Closed Economy

    Karl Brunner;Allan H Meltzer

  • The Transmission Process

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • Monetary and other explanations of the start of the great depression

    Allan H. Meltzer

  • Stabilization of the domestic and international economy

    Karl Brunner;Allan H. Meltzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex Cukierman
Alex Cukierman Tel Aviv University
Charles W. Calomiris
Charles W. Calomiris Columbia University
Martin Feldstein
Martin Feldstein Harvard University
Anna J. Schwartz
Anna J. Schwartz National Bureau of Economic Research
Douglas Holtz-Eakin
Douglas Holtz-Eakin American Action Forum
R. Glenn Hubbard
R. Glenn Hubbard Columbia University
Alberto Alesina
Alberto Alesina Harvard University
Charles Goodhart
Charles Goodhart London School of Economics and Political Science
Maurice Obstfeld
Maurice Obstfeld University of California, Berkeley
Jeffrey A. Miron
Jeffrey A. Miron Cato Institute

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