the direct impact of a shock and the magnitudes of the downstream and the upstream indirect effects. We then investigate … through the input-output network, with a pattern broadly consistent with theory. Quantitatively, the network-based propagation …, capturing the fact that the local propagation of a shock to an industry will fall more heavily on other industries that tend to …

impact of a shock can be boiled down into two components: its "pure" technology effect; and its effect on allocative …

decline in output--explained by a drop in aggregate total factor productivity and investment--and a protracted increase in …

firm characteristics - Tobin's Q, past investment, earnings-price ratios, market betas, and idiosyncratic volatility of … returns by aggregate investment and valuation ratios; and v) a downward sloping term structure of risk premia for dividend … strips. Our model delivers testable predictions about the behavior of firm-level real variables - investment and output …

We study a model of lumpy investment wherein establishments face persistent shocks to common and plant …-specific productivity, and nonconvex adjustment costs lead them to pursue generalized (S,s) investment rules. We allow persistent … the first model consistent with available evidence on establishment-level investment rates. Examining the implications of …

embodied technology, investment irreversibility, and variable capacity utilization. Low short-run capital …