Professor Narayana Kocherlakota received his Ph.D. from The University of Chicago in 1987. He teaches in the areas of monetary economics, public finance, financial economics and macroeconomics.  His current research includes financial economics, public finance and monetary economics. He is also the Coordinating Editor of the Review of Economic Dynamics. Professor Kocherlakota is currently serving as chair of the department. Office: 1035/1160 Heller Hall Telephone: (612) 625-3810 E-mail: nkocher@econ.umn.edu Personal Web Page Current CV
Recent publications include: "Zero Expected Wealth Taxes: A Mirrlees Approach to Dynamic Optimal Taxation," Econometrica,73 (2005): 1587-1621. "Optimal Monetary Policy: What We Know and What We Don't Know," International Economic Review 46 (2005): 715-729. "Optimal Indirect and Capital Taxation," (with M. Golosov and A. Tsyvinski ) Review of Economic Studies 70 (2003): 569-587. "Societal Benefits of Illiquid Bonds," Journal of Economic Theory 108 (2003): 179-193. "Efficient Allocations with Hidden Income and Hidden Storage," (with H. Cole) Review of Economic Studies 68 (2001).