dollar shock, generalised impulse response function shocks and a global shock to risk aversion. Our results show that the way … depends crucially on the nature of the shock. This result is noteworthy given the apparent divergence in competitiveness …

This paper examines the usefulness of the Okun relationship as a “rule of thumb” for predicting changes in unemployment … differential reaction of unemployment to changes in the various expenditure components of GDP - significantly enhances the capacity … of the Okun relationship (in comparison to the aggregate “rule of thumb”) for predicting movements in unemployment. The …

lower levels of liquid wealth. This supports the notion that the persistence of the unemployment shock is an important …

persistent movements of aggregate inflation. Moreover, the impact of a monetary policy shock on unemployment and inflation … cycle model. In particular, we analyze the effect of a monetary policy shock and investigate how labor market frictions … employment and hours affecting inflation dynamics via marginal costs. We find that the response of unemployment and inflation to …

shock (demand shock, access-to-finance shock, ‘availability of supplies' shock), but differs according to the direction of … the shock (positive or negative), its size and persistence. In 2010-13, firms responding to negative shocks were most … likely to reduce employment, then hourly wages and then hours worked, regardless of the source of the shock. Results for the …