productivity in the aftermath of recessions. Our method allows us to distinguish between frontier technology and (in …The relationship between recessions and productivity has been the focus of an important body of theoretical and …-)efficiency effects of recessions. We present international evidence for a panel of 70 countries for the 1960-2000 period. Our results …

recessions accelerate this process. In doing so we establish a new fact about the demand for skill over the business cycle. Using …

recessions accelerate this process. In doing so we establish a new fact about the demand for skill over the business cycle. Using …

Recent evidence suggests that recessions play a crucial role in promoting automation and the reallocation of productive … resources. Consistent with this, I show that in the three previous Canadian recessions, routine jobs were disproportionately …