Bubbles are recurrent events, which contribute to both macroeconomic and employment volatility. We introduce stochastic … bubbles in the standard search-and matching model of the labor market. The economy alternates between latent and bubbly states …, each being associated with a distinct solution for the market value of firms (respectively, stable or explosive). Bubbles …

This paper considers the evidence of near-rationality, as described by Akerlof, Dickens, and Perry (2000). Using … unsupportive of the near-rationality hypothesis. However, we document that household inflation expectations tend to settle around …