In this paper we investigate the cyclicality of real wages. The approach we take is to search for the largest possible … that the comovement of real wages can be related to a common factor that exhibits a significant but far from perfect … in the sample and (iii) roughly half of the wages move procyclically while half move countercyclically. These facts are …

wages, which does not impose any structure between real wages and observed cyclical indicators. In particular, we employ a … Bayesian dynamic factor model and longitudinal microdata to estimate common latent factors driving real wages. We find that the … comovement of real wages is related to a common factor that exhibits a mild correlation with the national unemployment rate. Our …

that this model can reproduce the observed cyclical patterns of wages and the skill-premium. The feature of capital …

of job search with aggregate productivity shocks, where i) workers face incomplete markets, and ii) wages are determined …

that this model can reproduce the observed cyclical patterns of wages and the skill-premium. The feature of capital …

wages, which does not impose any structure between real wages and observed cyclical indicators. In particular, we employ a … Bayesian dynamic factor model and longitudinal microdata to estimate common latent factors driving real wages. We find that the … comovement of real wages is related to a common factor that exhibits a mild correlation with the national unemployment rate. Our …