Running primary deficits is possible in a dynamically efficient economy. We illustrate this in a simple, stochastic OLG model where r<g and yet the economy is dynamically efficient. We also show that steady state welfare is maximized when the government issues bonds up to the point where r=g.

Using a unique, detailed dataset we study the loan pricing decisions of a bank during the Greek financial crisis and document patterns of under-pricing loans with high breakeven rates.

GameStop was just the final chapter of a historically unprecedented retreat of short sellers across several stocks. This retreat occurred without any obvious shift in fundamentals. We show how the interaction between market clearing and lending fees can explain why short selling can be a very fickle trading strategy.

How does disruption affect the required discount rates across broad asset classes (private equity, venture capital, real estate, conventional equities, fixed income)? What are the portfolio implications of disruption from the perspective of an investor?

In recent decades young firms have not created many jobs. But they have contributed to aggregate sales and aggregate market capitalization. What do these pieces of evidence imply for economic output and productivity in the long run?

A new methodology for evaluating private equity investments from the perspective of a limited partner.

This extended version of this published paper shows how to infer the heterogeneous returns faced by different investors in a global demand system. Data are available here.