framework starts by discerning driving forces set in motion by the initial shock. These are higher discounts applied by decision … institutions. The next step is to study how driving forces influence general equilibrium, both at the time of the initial shock and … later as its effects persist. Some of the effects propagate the effects of the shock---they contribute to poor performance …

framework starts by discerning driving forces set in motion by the initial shock. These are higher discounts applied by decision … institutions. The next step is to study how driving forces influence general equilibrium, both at the time of the initial shock and … later as its effects, persist. Some of the effects propagate the effects of the shock—they contribute to poor performance …

investment-specific technology shock, affects the transformation of consumption into investment goods and is identified with the … relative price of investment. The second shock affects the production of installed capital from investment goods or, more … broadly, the transformation of savings into future capital input. We find that this shock is the most important driver of U …