About Scott
He is currently engaged in a variety of research projects regarding household financial choices and the measurement of consumption, as well as research regarding the effects of policy uncertainty on financial markets and growth.
Scott joined the Finance Department in the Wisconsin School of Business in 2025. He was born and raised in San Diego, California and received B.A.’s in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in 2007 and a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University.
Selected Accepted Journal Articles
Baker, S. & Baugh, B. & Sammon, M. (2023). Customer Churn and Intangible Capital Journal of Political Economy
Selected Published Journal Articles
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Terry, S. (2024). Using Disasters to Estimate the Impact of Uncertainty Review of Economic Studies
Baker, S. & Johnson, S. & Kueng, L. (2024). Financial Returns to Household Inventory Management Journal of Financial Economics
Baker, S. & Farrokhnia, R. & Meyer, S. & Pagel, M. & Yannelis, C. (2023). Income, Liquidity, and the Consumption Response to the 2020 Economic Stimulus Payments Review of Finance
Baker, S. & Davis, S. & Levy, J. (2022). State-Level Economic Policy Uncertainty Journal of Monetary Economics
Baker, S. & Kueng, L. & Meyer, S. & Pagel, M. (2022). Consumption Imputation Errors in Administrative Data Review of Financial Studies
Baker, S. & Baugh, B. & Kueng, L. (2021). Income Fluctuations and Firm Choice Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Baker, S. & Johnson, S. & Kueng, L. (2021). Shopping for Lower Sales Tax Rates American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. (2013). Does Uncertainty Reduce Growth? Using Disasters as Natural Experiments
Practitioner-Oriented Publications
Baker, S. & Janas, P. & Kueng, L. (2024). Correlation in State and Local Tax Changes Journal of Public Economics
Baker, S. & Kueng, L. (2021). Household Financial Transaction Data
Altig, D. & Baker, S. & Barrero, J. & Bloom, N. & Bunn, P. & Chen, S. & Davis, S. & Leather, J. & Meyer, B. & Mihaylov, E. & Mizen, P. & Parker, N. & Renault, T. & Smietanka, P. & Thwaites, G. (2020). Economic uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Public Economics
Baker, S. & Baksy, A. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. & Rodden, J. (2020). Elections, Political Polarization, and Economic Uncertainty
Baker, S. & Baugh, B. & Sammon, M. (2020). Measuring Customer Churn and Interconnectedness Journal of Political Economy
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. & Terry, S. (2020). COVID-Induced Economic Uncertainty
Baker, S. & Farrokhnia, R. & Meyer, S. & Pagel, M. & Yannelis, C. (2020). How Does Household Spending Respond to an Epidemic? Consumption During the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. & Kost, K. & Sammon, M. & Viratyosin, T. (2020). The Unprecedented Stock Market Impact of COVID-19
Baker, S. & Sheng, X. & McElroy, T. Expectation Formation Following Large Unexpected Shocks Review of Economics and Statistics
Baker, S. Debt and the Response to Household Income Shocks: Validation and Application of Linked Financial Account Data Journal of Political Economy
Baker, S. & Yannelis, C. Income Changes and Consumption: Evidence from the 2013 Federal Government Shutdown Review of Economic Dynamics
Baker, S. & Fradkin, A. The Impact of Unemployment Insurance on Job Search: Evidence from Google Search Data Review of Economics and Statistics
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty Quarterly Journal of Economics
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. & Sammon, M. What Triggers Stock Market Jumps?
Baker, S. & Bloom, N. & Davis, S. & Kost, K. Policy News and Stock Market Volatility Journal of Financial Economics
Learning/Teaching Oriented Publications
Baker, S. & Keogh, B. How a government shutdown affects the economy
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