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We incorporate a participation decision in a standard New Keynesian model with matching frictions and show that treating the labor force as constant leads to incorrect evaluation of alternative policies. We also show that the presence of a participation margin mitigates the Shimer critique.
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This paper discusses various concepts of unemployment rate benchmarks that are frequently used by policymakers for … assessing the current state of the economy as it relates to the pursuit of both price stability and maximum employment. In … particular, we propose two broad categories of unemployment rate benchmarks: (1) a longer-run unemployment rate expected to …
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The economic recovery in CESEE has strengthened further in recent months, resulting in a number of additional upgrades to our growth forecasts for 2021, to 5.4% on the regional average. This good performance has been built on two important foundation stones: the adaptation of the CESEE economies...
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in their unemployment rate and not a decline in labour force participation rate. Policymakers should take account of …
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paper is threefold: first, we show that the model provides a good fit for employment and unemployment volatility, as well as … volatility of employment and unemployment. Finally, we show the role of search costs in shaping those results. -- matching …
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In this paper, we provide compelling evidence that cyclical factors account for the bulk of thepost-2007 decline in the U.S. labor force participation rate. We then proceed to formulate astylized New Keynesian model in which labor force participation is essentially acyclical during“normal...
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In this paper, we provide compelling evidence that cyclical factors account for the bulk of the post-2007 decline in the U.S. labor force participation rate. We then proceed to formulate a stylized New Keynesian model in which labor force participation is essentially acyclical during “normal...
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