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Atif R. Mian is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States, whose work centers predominantly in the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. The scientist's research output includes a significant number of publications touching on various subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance, Accounting, and Political Science and International Relations.

Their recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • Partisan Bias, Economic Expectations, and Household Spending (2021), published in The Review of Economics and Statistics
  • Indebted Demand (2021), published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics
  • What Explains the Decline in r*? Rising Income Inequality Versus Demographic Shifts (2021), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • A Goldilocks Theory of Fiscal Deficits (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Consumption smoothing or consumption binging? The effects of government-led consumer credit expansion in Brazil (2024), published in Journal of Financial Economics

Their research interests cover a broad range of topics, including:

  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis
  • Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Fiscal Policies and Political Economy
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • American History and Culture

Atif R. Mian frequently publishes in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, which hosts the majority of their works. Other notable publication venues include Harvard Dataverse, The Review of Economics and Statistics, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Financial Economics.

The researcher has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, establishing a network of frequent joint work with:

  • Amir Sufi
  • Ludwig Straub
  • Gabriel Garber
  • Jacopo Ponticelli
  • Thomas Kroen

The body of work reflects a multidisciplinary approach, often combining insights from different aspects of economics and finance to address contemporary policy and economic questions. This includes analysis of partisan bias in economic behavior, the role of indebted demand in economic cycles, the effects of fiscal deficits, and financial behavior related to consumer credit policies.

Best Publications

  • Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market

    Asim Ijaz Khwaja;Atif Mian

  • Tracing the Impact of Bank Liquidity Shocks: Evidence from an Emerging Market

    Asim Ijaz Khwaja;Atif Mian

  • The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis

    Atif Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Household Balance Sheets, Consumption, and the Economic Slump*

    Atif Mian;Kamalesh Rao;Amir Sufi

  • House Prices, Home Equity-Based Borrowing, and the U.S. Household Leverage Crisis

    Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Household Debt and Business Cycles Worldwide

    Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi;Emil Verner

  • Distance Constraints: The Limits of Foreign Lending in Poor Economies

    Atif Mian

  • What explains the 2007-2009 drop in employment?

    Atif Mian;Atif Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

  • The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the 2007 Mortgage Default Crisis

    Atif Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Household Leverage and the Recession of 2007 to 2009

    Atif R Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Estimating the Effect of Hierarchies on Information Use

    Jose M. Liberti;Atif R. Mian

  • Foreclosures, House Prices, and the Real Economy

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi

  • The Consequences of Mortgage Credit Expansion: Evidence from the 2007 Mortgage Default Crisis

    Atif R. Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

  • The Political Economy of the US Mortgage Default Crisis

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi;Francesco Trebbi

  • Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market

    Atif R. Mian;Asim Ijaz Khwaja

  • The Effects of Fiscal Stimulus: Evidence from the 2009 ‘Cash for Clunkers’ Program

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi

  • House of Debt

    Atif Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Unchecked intermediaries: Price manipulation in an emerging stock market

    Asim Ijaz Khwaja;Atif Mian

  • The Political Economy of the Subprime Mortgage Credit Expansion

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi

  • The Great Recession: Lessons from Microeconomic Data

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi

  • Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints in the Aftermath of Financial Crises

    Atif Rehman Mian;Amir Sufi;Francesco Trebbi

  • House Prices, Home Equity-Based Borrowing, and the U.S. Household Leverage Crisis

    Atif R. Mian;Amir Sufi;Amir Sufi

  • Unchecked Intermediaries: Price Manipulation in an Emerging Stock Market

    Atif R. Mian;Asim Ijaz Khwaja

Frequent Co-Authors

Amir Sufi
Amir Sufi University of Chicago
Francesco Trebbi
Francesco Trebbi University of California, Berkeley
José-Luis Peydró
José-Luis Peydró Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies
Jesús Saurina
Jesús Saurina Bank of Spain
João A. C. Santos
João A. C. Santos Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Michael Kremer
Michael Kremer University of Chicago
Erik Hurst
Erik Hurst University of Chicago
Mariassunta Giannetti
Mariassunta Giannetti Stockholm School of Economics
Enrico C. Perotti
Enrico C. Perotti University of Amsterdam

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