capital and labor incomes. This paper documents and explains changes in income volatility. Using a theoretical framework which … idiosyncratic component of income volatility has hardly changed over time. Third, crosssectional heterogeneity in the evolution of … volatile in relative terms. Fourth, income volatility is related to variables measuring the bargaining power of workers. Trade …

Stylized facts suggest that output volatility in OECD countries has declined in recent years. However, the causes and … structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the …

, one potentially adverse effect of globalization is the possibility that business cycle volatility might increase. Rapid … to unstable international capital flows. At the same time, business cycle volatility in OECD countries seems to have been …

volatility depends on the nature of the underlying shock. Empirical evidence supports this conclusion. Our results also show that … the link between business cycle volatility and financial openness has not been stable over time. …

that the volatility of exchange rates has declined after the imposition of the URR while the volatility of capital flows …

Stylized facts suggest that output volatility in OECD countries has declined in recent years. However, the causes and … structural breaks in the dynamics and the volatility of the real output process in Germany can be detected. We report evidence … that output volatility has declined in Germany. Yet, this decline in output volatility is not as clear-cut as it is in the …