2018 KLEIN LECTURE: INDIVIDUAL AND AGGREGATE LABOR SUPPLY IN HETEROGENEOUS AGENT ECONOMIES WITH INTENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE MARGINS

B-Tier
Journal: International Economic Review
Year: 2019
Volume: 60
Issue: 1
Pages: 3-24

Authors (4)

Yongsung Chang (not in RePEc) Sun‐Bin Kim (not in RePEc) Kyooho Kwon (not in RePEc) Richard Rogerson (Princeton University)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We study business cycle fluctuations in heterogeneous agent general equilibrium models featuring intensive and extensive margins of labor supply. A nonlinear mapping from time devoted to work to labor services generates operative extensive and intensive margins. Our model captures the salient features of the empirical distribution of hours worked, including how individuals transit within this distribution. We study how various specifications influence labor supply responses to aggregate technology shocks and find that abstracting from intensive margin adjustment can have large effects on the volatility of aggregate hours even if fluctuations along the intensive margin are small.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:iecrev:v:60:y:2019:i:1:p:3-24
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25