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D-Index
61
Citations
22999
World Ranking
771
National Ranking
482

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
Robert A. Moffitt
Robert A. Moffitt Johns Hopkins University
João Tovar Jalles
João Tovar Jalles University of Lisbon
Patrick J. Kehoe
Patrick J. Kehoe Stanford University

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