• Title of article

    Investmentshocksandbusinesscycles$

  • Author/Authors

    Alejandro Justiniano، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    14
  • From page
    132
  • To page
    145
  • Abstract
    The originsofbusinesscyclesarestillcontroversialamongmacroeconomists.Thispaper contributestothisdebatebystudyingthedrivingforcesoffluctuationsinanestimated new neoclassicalsynthesismodeloftheU.S.economy.Inthismodel,mostofthe variabilityofoutputandhoursatbusinesscyclefrequenciesisduetoshocksto themarginalefficiencyofinvestment.Imperfectcompetitionand,toalesserextent, technologicalfrictionsarethekeytotheirtransmission.Althoughlaborsupplyshocks explainalargefractionofthefluctuationsinhoursatverylowfrequencies,theyare irrelevantoverthebusinesscycle.Thisfindingisimportantbecausethemicrofounda- tionsofthesedisturbancesarewidelyregardedasunappealing
  • Keywords
    DSGE modelDurable consumptiongoodsImperfect competitionEndogenous markupsBayesian methods
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846380