In this paper we combine two important ingredients - search and matching frictions and "fair wages," and investigate their combined quantitative importance in explaining fluctuations in Bulgarian labor markets. Overall, the calibrated real-business-cycle model for Bulgaria after the introduction...

In this paper we investigate the quantitative importance of search and matching frictions in Bulgarian labor markets. This is done by augmenting an otherwise standard real business cycle model a la Long and Plosser (1983) with both a two-sided costly search and fiscal policy. This introduces a...

This paper takes an otherwise standard real-business-cycle (RBC) setup with government sector, and augments it with an output-expropriation mechanism and shocks to institutional quality in order to study business cycle fluctuations. The extraction decision is endogenous: households can use their...

This paper takes an otherwise standard real-business-cycle (RBC) setup with government sector, and augments it with an output-expropriation mechanism and shocks to institutional quality in order to study business cycle fluctuations. The extraction decision is endogenous: households can use their...

We utilize a standard endogenous-growth model with knowledge spillovers (the “k-K” model). We characterize the optimal Balanced Growth Path (BGP), and compare it to the path under market competition. In the presence of externalities, markets fail. One way to restore efficiency is to...

We allow for an endogenous depreciation rate of physical capital stock into a real-business-cycle model with a government sector. We calibrate the model to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999-2018). We investigate the quantitative...

We introduce human capital accumulation into a real-business-cycle setup. We calibrate the model to Bulgarian data for the period following the introduction of the currency board arrangement (1999-2018). We investigate the quantitative importance of the presence of skill acquisition for cyclical...

Purpose: Inventories are introduced as a productive input into a real-business-cycle (RBC) setup augmented with government. Design/Methodology/Approach: The model is calibrated to Bulgarian data for the period 1999-2019. The quantitative importance of the presence of inventories is investigated....

This paper is a first attempt to provide a quantitative evaluation of consumer well-being resulting from the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy introduced in April 2018. Using a model setup that encompasses both a normal case and a Giffen case for sugary drinks consumption, a computational exercise is...

Robots are introduced into a real-business-cycle setup augmented with a detailed government sector. Robots are modelled as an imperfect substitute for labour services. The model is calibrated to Bulgarian data for the period following the intro- duction of the currency board arrangement...