The homeownership rate was relatively stable for the few decades preceding 1995, followed by a large increase between 1995-2005 and a subsequent decline over the next ten years. We document the evolution of homeownership rate across various age groups for the period 1995-2015. Two interesting...

We simultaneously identify two government spending shocks: military spending shocks as defined by Ramey (2008) and federal spending shocks as defined by Perotti (2008). We analyze the effect of these shocks on state-level personal income and employment. We find regional patterns in the manner in...

We analyze the business cycle implications of firms having oligopsony power in labor markets, as well as oligopoly power in product markets, within the context of an estimated New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with firm entry and exit. The strategic interaction between...

We analyze the business cycle implications of firms having oligopsony power in labor markets, as well as oligopoly power in product markets, within the context of an estimated New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with firm entry and exit. The strategic interaction between...

We analyze the business cycle implications of firms having oligopsony power in labor markets, as well as oligopoly power in product markets, within the context of an estimated New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with firm entry and exit. The strategic interaction between...

We analyze the business cycle implications of firms having oligopsony power in labor markets, as well as oligopoly power in product markets, within the context of an estimated New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with firm entry and exit. The strategic interaction between...