Technology shocks, structural breaks and the effects on the business cycle

Vincenzo Atella, Marco Centoni (m.centoni@lumsa.it) and Gianluca Cubadda

Economics & Statistics Discussion Papers from University of Molise, Department of Economics

Abstract: This paper contributes to the literature on the role of technology shocks as source of the business cycle in two ways. First, we document that time-series of US productivity and hours are apparently affected by a structural break in the late 60’s, which is likely due to a major change in the monetary policy. Second, we show that the importance of demand shocks over the business cycle has sharply increased after the break.

Keywords: Business cycle; technology shocks; structural breaks. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 E32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 10 pages
Date: 2007-10-22
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