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

Jordi Gali () and Pau Rabanal ()

No 10636, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: Our answer: not so well. We reach 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.

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Date: 2004-07
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