Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?

Pau Rabanal () and Galí, Jordi
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No 04/234, IMF Working Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Our answer: Not so well. We reached that conclusion after reviewing recent research on the role of technology as a source of economic fluctuations. The bulk of the evidence suggests a limited role for aggregate technology shocks, pointing instead to demand factors as the main force behind the strong positive comovement between output and labor input measures.

Keywords: Business cycles; United States; Economic models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005-01-05
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