Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2000
Volume: 90
Issue: 3
Pages: 482-498

Authors (3)

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

This paper considers propagation of aggregate shocks in a dynamic general-equilibrium model with labor-market matching and endogenous job destruction. Cyclical fluctuations in the job-destruction rate magnify the output effects of shocks, as well as making them much more persistent. Interactions between capital adjustment and the job-destruction rate play an important role in generating persistence. Propagation effects are shown to be quantitatively substantial when the model is calibrated using job-flow data. incorporating costly capital adjustment leads to significantly greater propagation.

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RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:90:y:2000:i:3:p:482-498
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
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2026-01-25