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61
Citations
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World Ranking
771
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Laurence Ball publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence Ball sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 130 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Laurence Ball D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Laurence Ball sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 61 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Laurence Ball is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their research spans several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Finance.

Their work covers a range of main topics including:

  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact
  • Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues
  • Economic Policies and Impacts
  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Global Financial Crisis and Policies
  • Economic theories and models

Laurence Ball's recent papers demonstrate an ongoing focus on inflation, unemployment, and macroeconomic dynamics. Key publications include:

  • Understanding US Inflation during the COVID-19 Era, 2022, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • A Phillips curve for the euro area, 2020, International Finance
  • Hysteresis in unemployment: Evidence from OECD estimates of the natural rate, 2022, International Finance
  • Weighted Median Inflation Around the World: A Measure of Core Inflation, 2024, Journal of International Money and Finance

Although not the primary author, they are connected to the paper Understanding U.S. Inflation During the COVID Era, published in 2022 in IMF Working Paper, which has been cited 47 times.

The frequent coauthors with whom Laurence Ball has collaborated include:

  • Daniel Leigh
  • Prachi Mishra
  • Joern Onken
  • Carlos Carvalho
  • Luca Ricci

In terms of publication venues, Laurence Ball's work has appeared mostly in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • IMF Working Paper
  • International Finance
  • Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • Journal of International Money and Finance

Laurence Ball was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1991, an award that marks a notable point in their scholarly career.

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Price Adjustment and Economic Fluctuations

    Laurence Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw

  • Policy Rules for Open Economies

    Laurence Ball

  • "The New Keynesian Economics and the Output-Inflation Trade-off"

    Laurence M Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw;David H Romer

  • The NAIRU in Theory and Practice

    Laurence Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw

  • Real Rigidities and the Non-Neutrality of Money

    Laurence M. Ball;David Romer

  • Efficient Rules for Monetary Policy

    Laurence Ball

  • RELATIVE PRICE CHANGES AS AGGREGATE SUPPLY SHOCKS

    Laurence Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw

  • Long-Term Damage from the Great Recession in OECD Countries

    Laurence Ball

  • Why Does High Inflation Raise Inflation Uncertainty

    Laurence Ball

  • What determines the sacrifice ratio

    Laurence Ball

  • Inflation and Uncertainty at Short and Long Horizons

    Laurence Ball;Stephen G Cecchetti

  • Inflation Dynamics and the Great Recession

    Laurence Ball;Sandeep Mazumder

  • Okun's Law: Fit at Fifty?

    Laurence Ball;Daniel Leigh;Prakash Loungani

  • Credible Disinflation with Staggered Price Setting

    Laurence Ball

  • Aggregate Demand and Long-Run Unemployment

    Laurence Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw;William D. Nordhaus

  • Sticky Prices as Coordination Failure

    Laurence Ball;David Romer

  • Does Inflation Targeting Matter

    Laurence Ball;Niamh Sheridan

  • A sticky-price manifesto

    Laurence Ball;N. Gregory Mankiw

  • Productivity Growth and the Phillips Curve

    Laurence M. Ball;Robert A. Moffitt

  • Monetary Policy for Inattentive Economies

    Laurence M. Ball;Gregory N. Mankiw;Ricardo Reis

Frequent Co-Authors

N. Gregory Mankiw
N. Gregory Mankiw Harvard University
David H. Romer
David H. Romer University of California, Berkeley
Daniel Leigh
Daniel Leigh International Monetary Fund
Stephen G. Cecchetti
Stephen G. Cecchetti Brandeis University
Prakash Loungani
Prakash Loungani Johns Hopkins University
Davide Furceri
Davide Furceri International Monetary Fund
Ricardo Reis
Ricardo Reis London School of Economics and Political Science
João Tovar Jalles
João Tovar Jalles University of Lisbon
Robert A. Moffitt
Robert A. Moffitt Johns Hopkins University
Anusha Chari
Anusha Chari University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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