Economic History and Empirical Microeconomics

Research and Publications

Recent Publications
Wochner, T., Hack, L., Potrafke, N. (July 2026), Expert Inflation Preferences and the Evaluation of Monetary Policy, Journal of International Economics, 104317, DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2026.104317
Current Working Papers
Hack, L., Istrefi, K., Meier, M. (March 2026), Identification of Systematic Monetary Policy, Review of Economic Studies, revise and resubmit
Franconi, A., Hack, L. (July 2026), Import Tariffs and the Systematic Response of Monetary Policy, Review of Economics and Statistics, revise and resubmit
Diebold, L., Hack, L. (August 2026), Loanly Governments, Journal of International Economics, revise and resubmit (prepared for the NBER International Seminar on Macroeconomics)
Hack, L., Rostam-Afschar, D. (November 2025), Understanding Firm Dynamics with Daily Data, Quantitative Economics, revise and resubmit
Hack, L. (August 2025), Progressive Income Taxation and Inflation: The Macroeconomic Effects of Bracket Creep, Review of Economic Dynamics, revise and resubmit
Diebold, L., Hack, L. (June 2026), The Macroeconomic Consequences of Sovereign Credit Risk, Working Paper
Hack, L., Rostam-Afschar, D. (March 2026), Which Macroeconomic News Matters for Price-Setting?, Working Paper
Hack, L., Istrefi, K., Meier, M. (February 2025), The Systematic Origins of Monetary Policy Shocks, Working Paper