Journal Article
Medical care prices indexes
Graboyes, Robert F. (1994-10)
Economic Quarterly , Issue Fall , Pages 69-89

Working Paper
Wicksell's monetary framework and dynamic stability
Humphrey, Thomas M.; Graboyes, Robert F. (1990)
Traditionally, central banks seeking to stabilize general prices have followed policies similar to those advocated by Knut Wicksell: when prices are higher that desired, raise interest rates to exert downward pressure on prices, and conversely. Despite the historical predominance of interest rate-based monetary policies, analysts frequently focus on how prices are affected by control of the money stock (or its high-powered base). In those cases where they do examine the relationship between interest rates and prices, they mostly do so in a Keynesian framework rather than a Wicksellian one. ...
Working Paper , Paper 90-07

Working Paper
Our money or your life : indemnities vs. deductibles in health insurance
Graboyes, Robert F. (2000)
When the value of a medical treatment differs across individuals, it may be socially beneficial to treat some, but not all, patients. If individuals are ignorant of their health status ex ante, they should be willing to purchase insurance fully covering treatments for high-benefit patients (Hs) and denying treatment for low-benefit patients (Ls). But if prognoses are observable but not verifiable, insurers may have trouble denying care to Ls. Deductibles force Ls to reveal their status by imposing a marginal cost on treatment, but at a price of incomplete risk-sharing. Lump-sum indemnities ...
Working Paper , Paper 00-04

Journal Article
State and local government spending: measurement and interpretation
Graboyes, Robert F. (1992-10)
Cross Sections , Issue Fall , Pages 4-6

Journal Article
A Yankee recipe for a Eurofed omelet
Graboyes, Robert F. (1990-07)
The second article, reprinted from the Wall Street Journal/Europe, suggests a compromise between a centralized and decentralized structure for the union.
Economic Review , Volume 76 , Issue Jul , Pages 18-19

Journal Article
State revenues fall short: problems may be long-term
Graboyes, Robert F. (1991-07)
Cross Sections , Volume 8 , Issue Sum , Pages 1-3

Journal Article
The EMU: forerunners and durability
Graboyes, Robert F. (1990-07)
The first article examines the history and theory of monetary unions to ask what factors will foster a stable European Monetary Union. It concludes that a decentralized arrangement of national central banks may undermine the EMUs durability.
Economic Review , Volume 76 , Issue Jul , Pages 8-17

Journal Article
Derivatives made E-Z
Graboyes, Robert F. (1994-10)
Behind this controversy is a new class of financial instruments known as derivatives.
Cross Sections , Volume 11 , Issue Fall , Pages 5-12

Journal Article
Services drive employment but no output
Graboyes, Robert F. (1993-09)
Cross Sections , Issue Sep , Pages 4-5

Journal Article
Will this be cash or charge? Fifth district municipal debts
Graboyes, Robert F. (1991-10)
Cross Sections , Volume 8 , Issue Fall , Pages 1-3