David Berger | Scholars@Duke

David Berger
Associate Professor of Economics

I am an associate professor of economics at Duke. My research interests include Macro/Monetary, Housing, Labor and Finance

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2022
Co-Director of Admissions for PhD Program of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2021

Contact Information

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Yale University 2012
Research
Selected Grants
- Collaborative Research: Macroeconomic implications of economic policy in imperfectly competitive labor markets awarded by National Science Foundation 2022 - 2025
External Relationships
- Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Berger, D., K. Herkenhoff, and S. Mongey. “Labor Market Powe.” American Economic Review 112, no. 4 (April 1, 2022): 1147–93. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20191521.
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  - Berger, D., K. Herkenhoff, C. Huang, and S. Mongey. “Testing and reopening in an SEIR model.” Review of Economic Dynamics 43 (January 1, 2022): 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.red.2020.11.003.
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  - Berger, D., K. Milbradt, F. Tourre, and J. Vavra. “Mortgage prepayment and path-dependent effects of monetary policy.” American Economic Review 111, no. 9 (September 1, 2021): 2829–78. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20181857.
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  - Herkenhoff, Kyle, David Berger, and Simon Mongey. “Quantifying Sources of Labor Market Power,” December 6, 2020.
  - Berger, David, Kyle Herkenhoff, and Simon Mongey. “An SEIR Infectious Disease Model with Testing and Conditional Quarantine.” University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper, no. 2020 (March 29, 2020).
  - Berger, D., N. Turner, and E. Zwick. “Stimulating Housing Markets.” Journal of Finance 75, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 277–321. https://doi.org/10.1111/jofi.12847.
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  - Berger, D., I. Dew-Becker, and S. Giglio. “Uncertainty Shocks as Second-Moment News Shocks.” Review of Economic Studies 87, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): 40–76. https://doi.org/10.1093/RESTUD/RDZ010.
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  - Berger, D., and J. Vavra. “Shocks versus responsiveness: What drives time-varying dispersion?” Journal of Political Economy 127, no. 5 (October 1, 2019): 2104–42. https://doi.org/10.1086/701790.
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  - Berger, David, Luigi Bocola, and Alessandro Dovis. “Imperfect Risk-Sharing and the Business Cycle,” July 2019.
  - Berger, David, Ian Dew-Becker, Lawrence Schmidt, and Yuta Takahashi. “Layoff Risk, the Welfare Cost of Business Cycles, and Monetary Policy,” April 4, 2019.
  - Berger, D., V. Guerrieri, G. Lorenzoni, and J. Vavra. “House prices and consumer spending.” Review of Economic Studies 85, no. 3 (July 1, 2018): 1502–42. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdx060.
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  - Berger, D., and J. Vavra. “Dynamics of the U.S. price distribution.” European Economic Review 103 (April 1, 2018): 60–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2018.01.004.
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  - Alon, T., D. Berger, R. Dent, and B. Pugsley. “Older and slower: The startup deficit's lasting effects on aggregate productivity growth.” Journal of Monetary Economics 93 (January 1, 2018): 68–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2017.10.004.
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  - Berger, David, Ian Dew-Becker, and Stefano Giglio. “Uncertainty Shocks as Second-Moment News Shocks,” June 8, 2017.
  - Berger, David, Nick Turner, and Eric Zwick. “Stimulating Housing Markets,” December 2016.
  - Berger, D., and J. Vavra. “Consumption Dynamics During Recessions.” Econometrica 83, no. 1 (January 1, 2015): 101–54. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA11254.
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  - Berger, David, and Joseph Vavra. “Volatility and Pass-Through,” November 2013.
  - Berger, D., J. Faust, J. H. Rogers, and K. Steverson. “Border prices and retail prices.” Journal of International Economics 88, no. 1 (September 1, 2012): 62–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2012.02.011.
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  - Berger, D., A. Chaboud, and E. Hjalmarsson. “What drives volatility persistence in the foreign exchange market?” Journal of Financial Economics 94, no. 2 (November 1, 2009): 192–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2008.10.006.
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  - Berger, D. W., A. P. Chaboud, S. V. Chernenko, E. Howorka, and J. H. Wright. “Order flow and exchange rate dynamics in electronic brokerage system data.” Journal of International Economics 75, no. 1 (May 1, 2008): 93–109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.10.004.
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  - Berger, David, Ricardo J. Caballero, and Eduardo M. R. A. Engel. “Missing Aggregate Dynamics: On the Slow Convergence of Lumpy Adjustment Models,” August 2003.
  - Berger, David, Kyle Herkenhoff, and Simon Mongey. “Labor Market Power.” Iza Discussion Paper, no. 12276 (n.d.).
- Scholarly Editions
  - Berger, David W., Jon Faust, John H. Rogers, and Kai Steverson. “Border prices and retail prices,” 2009.
  - Berger, David W., Alain P. Chaboud, Erik Hjalmarsson, and Edward Howorka. “What drives volatility persistence in the foreign exchange market?,” 2006.
  - Berger, David W., Alain P. Chaboud, Sergey V. Chernenko, Edward Howorka, and Jonathan H. Wright. “Order Flow and Exchange Rate Dynamics in Electronic Brokerage System Data,” 2006.
- Conference Papers
  - Berger, D., and J. Vavra. “Measuring how fiscal shocks affect durable spending in recessions and expansions.” In American Economic Review, 104:112–15, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.104.5.112.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Scholarly Editions

Conference Papers

Recent Courses