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We present a generalization of the standard random-search model of unemployment in which firms hire multiple workers and in which the hiring process is time-consuming as well as costly. We follow Stole and Zwiebel (1996a,b) and assume that wages are determined by continuous bargaining between...
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volatility is not necessarily a sufficient statistic for the likelihood of large downturns. Rather, depending on the shape of the …
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aggregate volatility decays is determined by the structure of the network capturing such linkages. Our main results provide a …, but also indirectly to the rest of the economy. Our results highlight that sizable aggregate volatility is obtained from …
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the supply network determine both whether aggregate volatility disappears as the number of sectors increases (i …-output relations) and aggregate volatility, and more importantly, the relationship between higher-order interconnections and aggregate … volatility. These higher-order interconnections capture the cascade effects, whereby low productivity or the failure of a set of …
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We document that even though the normal distribution provides a good approximation to GDP fluctuations, it severely underpredicts "macroeconomic tail risks," that is, the frequency of large economic downturns. Using a multi-sector general equilibrium model, we show that the interplay of...
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We document that even though the normal distribution is a good approximation to the nature of aggregate fluctuations, it severely underpredicts the frequency of large economic downturns. We then provide a model that can explain these facts simultaneously. Our model show that the propagation of...
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We consider infinite horizon economies populated by a continuum of agents who are subject to idiosyncratic shocks. This framework contains models of saving and capital accumulation with incomplete markets in the spirit of works by Bewley, Aiyagari, and Huggett, and models of entry, exit and...
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An influential thesis often associated with De Tocqueville views social mobility as a bulwark of democracy: when members of a social group expect to join the ranks of other social groups in the near future, they should have less reason to exclude these other groups from the political process. In...
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