Professor José-Víctor Ríos-Rull received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1990. He teaches in the areas of macroeconomics and labor. Professor Ríos-Rull's areas of research include the distribution of wealth and its effects on the macro-economy, and the politico-economic determinants of capital and labor taxes. He holds the Carlson Chair in economics. Office: 1130 Heller Hall Telephone: (612) 625-0941 E-mail: Personal Web Page Current CV
Recent publications include: “A Finite-Life Private-Information Theory of Unsecured Debt” with S. Chatterjee and D. Corbae. Forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Theory. “Social Security, Life Insurance and Annuities for Families” with Jay H. Hong. Journal of Monetary Economics 54:1 (2007): 118-140 (Carnegie-Rochester Proceedings). “Optimal Time-Consistent Taxation with International Mobility of Capital” with Paul Klein and Vincenzo Quadrini. Advances in Macroeconomics, The B.E. Journals in Macroeconomics 5:1 Article 2 (2005). Awarded the 2005 Arrow Prize for Senior Economists. “On the Equilibrium Concept for Overlapping Generations Economies”, with Edward C. Prescott, International Economic Review 46:4 ( November 2005): 1065-1080.