òòò½Íø Review
ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)
Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks
òòò½Íø Review
vol. 90,
no. 3, June 2000
(pp. 482–498)
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.Citation
den Haan, Wouter, J., Garey Ramey, and Joel Watson. 2000. "Job Destruction and Propagation of Shocks." òòò½Íø Review 90 (3): 482–498. DOI: 10.1257/aer.90.3.482JEL Classification
- E24 Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital
- E32 Business Fluctuations; Cycles