Do time-varying risk premiums explain labor market performance?

A-Tier
Journal: Journal of Financial Economics
Year: 2011
Volume: 99
Issue: 2
Pages: 385-399

Authors (2)

Chen, Long (not in RePEc) Zhang, Lu (Ohio State University)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

Within the standard search and matching model, time-to-build implies that high aggregate risk premiums should forecast low employment growth in the short run but high employment growth in the long run. If there is also time-to-plan, high risk premiums should forecast low net hiring rates in the short run but high net hiring rates in the long run. Our evidence indicates two-quarter time-to-build in the aggregate payroll data, no time-to-plan in the aggregate hiring data, but two-quarter time-to-plan in the job creation data for manufacturing firms. High payroll growth and high net job creation rate in manufacturing also forecast low stock market excess returns at business cycle frequencies.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jfinec:v:99:y:2011:i:2:p:385-399
Journal Field
Finance
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29