Assistant Professor

Department of Economics

Wellesley College

mnabar[at]wellesley[dot]edu

781-283-2165 (tel)

781-283-2177 (fax)

Research Interests

My research studies the role of financial markets in the process of economic growth. Recent topics include the effects of financial deregulation on wage and employment outcomes, the impact of financial crises on investment, and the effects of uncertainty on innovation and productivity growth. 

Papers and Publications

Rewriting the Rule Book: The US Policy Response to the Financial Crisis, 2007-08
Paper (December 2008), Slides from Financial Crisis Forum at Wellesley College (October 2008)

Uncertainty and Innovation at the Time of the Great Depression (with Tom Nicholas)

Sudden Stops, Banking Crises, and Investment Collapses in Emerging Markets (with Joseph P. Joyce)

Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming

The Welfare Consequences of Irrational Exuberance (with Michal Jerzmanowski)

Journal of Macroeconomics, 30 (1), March 2008, pp. 111-133

Financial Development and Wage Inequality: Theory and Evidence (with Michal Jerzmanowski)

Information, Investor Expectations, and Productivity Growth

Job Creation, Job Destruction, and External Financial Dependence: Theory and Evidence (with Michal Jerzmanowski)