We introduce "fair" wages in a general-equilibrium model where worker's effort is unobservable and investigate whether such a mechanism can quantitatively account for the degree of real wage rigidity in the Bulgarian labor markets, as documented in Lozev, Vladova, and Paskaleva (2011) and...

Progressive capital taxation is introduced into a real-business-cycle (RBC) model with fiscal policy. The artificial economy is calibrated to Bulgarian data for the period 1999-2018. The quantitative role of progressive taxation on capital income is investigated for the stabilization of cyclical...

We introduce a constant-elasticity-of-substitution (CES) production function into a real-business-cycle setup with a government sector. We calibrate the model to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999-2018). We investigate the...

We introduce a military sector and external security considerations into a real-businesscycle setup with a public sector. We calibrate the model to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999-2018). We investigate the quantitative importance...

Robots are introduced into a real-business-cycle setup augmented with a detailed government sector. Robots are modelled as an imperfect substitute for labour services. The model is calibrated to Bulgarian data for the period following the intro- duction of the currency board arrangement...

We augment the standard business cycle model with cash and credit goods a la Lucas and Stokey (1983, 1987), plus a modified cash-in-advance (CIA) considerations. In particular, the cash-in-advance constraint is extended to include private investment and government purchases. This specification...

Purpose: We augment an otherwise standard business cycle model with a richer government sector, and add money-in-utility (MIU) considerations to study economic fluctuations. Design/methodology/approach: More specifically, real money balances enter in a non-separable way with consumption and...

Stochastic shocks to aggregate labor supply elasticity are introduced into a real-business-cycle setup augmented with a detailed government sector. The model is calibrated to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999-2018). The quantitative...

Purpose: This paper explores the effects of fiscal policy in an economy with reciprocity in labor relations and fair wages, consumption taxes and a common income tax rate in place. Design/methodology/approach: To this end, a dynamic general-equilibrium model with government sector is calibrated...

We augment an otherwise standard business cycle model with a richer government sector and add modified cash in advance (CIA) and deposit considerations. In particular, both the cash in advanceand deposit constraints of in earlier work are extended to include private investment and government...