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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Robert J. Barro is Robert C. Waggoner Professor of Economics at Harvard University, a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, a columnist for Business Week, and a frequent contributor to The Wall Street Journal. He has written extensively on macroeconomic topics. Recent research has focused on the determinants of economic growth and the role of dollarization. Recent books include Determinants of Economic Growth and Getting It Right: Markets and Choices in a Free Society, both from MIT Press.
