I consider a real business cycle model in which agents have private information about an idiosyncratic shock to their value of leisure. I consider the mechanism design problem for this economy and describe a computational method to solve it. This is an important contribution of the paper since...

We estimate productivities at the sector level for 72 countries and 5 decades, and examine how they evolve over time in both developed and developing countries. In both country groups, comparative advantage has become weaker: productivity grew systematically faster in sectors that were initially...

We propose a no-arbitrage model that jointly explains the dynamics of consumer prices as well as the nominal and real term structures of risk-free rates. In our framework, distinct core, food, and energy price series combine into a measure of total inflation to price nominal Treasuries. This...

A speech delivered by Charles Evans before the Indianapolis Neighborhood Housing Partnership Community Breakfast on August 24, 2010 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Remarks delivered by Charles Evans before the Bank of France Conference on October 1, 2010, in Rome, Italy.

Welcoming remarks delivered by Charles Evans before the Thirteenth Annual International Banking Conference on September 23, 2010, in Chicago, IL.

A speech delivered by Charles Evans before the Public Policy Symposium on OTC Derivative Clearing on September 3, 2010, in Chicago, IL.

Remarks delivered by Charles Evans before the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 55th Economic Conference on October 16, 2010, in Boston, Mass.

Remarks for the University Club of Chicago, June 8, 2010 Chicago, IL

A speech delivered by Charles Evans before the Summit on REO and Vacant Property Strategies for Neighborhood Stabilization on September 1, 2010, in Washington, DC.