1. Commentary.
- Author
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Sims, Christopher A.
- Subjects
BUSINESS cycles ,MACROECONOMICS ,EMPLOYMENT ,ECONOMIC models ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Comments on a paper by Jordi Galí published in this same issue which revisits a property embedded in most dynamic macroeconomic models: the stationarity of hours worked. Investigation into how much of the business cycle is accounted for by technology shocks; Fundamental problem with identification of vector autoregressions by means of long-run restrictions; Graph showing the response of employment to technology shock.
- Published
- 2005
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