Recent studies using long-run restrictions question the validity of the technology-driven real business cycle hypothesis. We propose an alternative identification that maximizes the contribution of technology shocks to the forecast-error variance of labor productivity at a long, but finite,...

Many studies have documented disparities in the regional responses to monetary policy shocks. However, because of computational issues, the literature has often neglected the richest level of disaggregation: the city. In this paper, we estimate the city-level responses to monetary policy shocks...

The most recent recessions in Brazil pose a challenge for current business cycle models due to a key piece of legislation that causes labor to adjust in unconventional ways. We propose a two-sector model that resembles the formal and informal sectors in Brazil. While the formal sector is subject...