Heterogeneity and Aggregate Fluctuations

Minsu Chang, Xiaohong Chen () and Frank Schorfheide
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Minsu Chang: Georgetown University
Xiaohong Chen: Cowles Foundation, Yale University, https://economics.yale.edu/people/faculty/xiaohong-chen
Frank Schorfheide: University of Pennsylvania, CEPR, PIER, NBER

No 2289, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers from Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University

Abstract: We develop a state-space model with a state-transition equation that takes the form of a functional vector autoregression and stacks macroeconomic aggregates and a cross-sectional density. The measurement equation captures the error in estimating log densities from repeated cross-sectional samples. The log densities and the transition kernels in the law of motion of the states are approximated by sieves, which leads to a nite-dimensional representation in terms of macroeconomic aggregates and sieve coefficients. We use this model to study the joint dynamics of technology shocks, per capita GDP, employment rates, and the earnings distribution. We nd that the estimated spillovers between aggregate and distributional dynamics are generally small, a positive technology shock tends to decrease inequality, and a shock that raises the inequality of earnings leads to a small but not significant increase in GDP.

Keywords: Bayesian Model Selection; Econometric Model Evaluation; Earnings Distribution; Functional Vector Autoregressions; Heterogeneous Agent Models; State-space Model; Technology Shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 C32 C52 E32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 71 pages
Date: 2021-05
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Published in Journal of Political Economy (December 2024), 132(12).

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