Why Does the Cyclical Behavior of Real Wages Change Over Time?

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Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2004
Volume: 94
Issue: 4
Pages: 836-856

Score contribution per author:

2.681 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The cyclical behavior of real wages has evolved from mildly countercyclical during the interwar period to modestly procyclical in the postwar era. This paper presents a general-equilibrium business-cycle model that helps explain the evolution. In the model, changes in the real wage cyclicality arise from interactions between nominal wage and price rigidities and an evolving input-output structure.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:94:y:2004:i:4:p:836-856
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-25