The implications of changes in hours fluctuations on welfare costs of business cycles

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 128
Issue: C
Pages: 75-78

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Hours volatility has changed non-monotonically across skill groups since the mid-1980s. The welfare cost of business cycles of mid-skilled workers became similar to that of high-skilled workers, while the relative welfare cost of low- to high-skilled workers remains very high.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:128:y:2015:i:c:p:75-78
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29