Macroeconomic Dynamics with Rigid Wage Contracts

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Journal: American Economic Review: Insights
Year: 2023
Volume: 5
Issue: 1
Pages: 55-72

Authors (4)

Tobias Broer (not in RePEc) Karl Harmenberg (Universitetet i Oslo) Per Krusell (not in RePEc) Erik Öberg (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We adapt the wage contracting structure in Chari (1983) to a dynamic, balanced-growth setting with recontracting as in Calvo (1983). The resulting wage-rigidity framework dampens income effects in the short run, thus allowing significant responses of hours to aggregate shocks. In reduced form, the model dynamics are similar to that in Jaimovich and Rebelo (2009), with their habit parameter replaced by our probability of wage-contract resetting. That is, if wage contracts are reset frequently, labor supply behaves in accordance with King, Plosser, and Rebelo (1988) preferences, whereas if they are never reset, we obtain the setting in Greenwood, Hercowitz, and Huffman (1988).

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aerins:v:5:y:2023:i:1:p:55-72
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25