aggregate hours worked respond positively to a positive technology shock. Two novel aspects of the analysis are the scope (14 … hours. We show that the short-run response of aggregate hours to a positive technology shock is remarkably similar across …

a positive permanent technology shock along with a rise in labor productivity that are in line with what the data … correlation between hours worked and labor productivity. In this paper, I show that this conjecture is not necessarily correct. In … the basic RBC model, I find that hours worked fall and labor productivity rises after a positive permanent technology …