Labour market fluctuations: An RBC model for emerging countries

In this paper, we examine the labour market properties of business cycle fluctuations for a group of 15 emerging market economies (EMEs) and the US using annual data from 1970 to 2013. We find that on average, the hours worked and employment volatility (relative to output volatility) are lower, whil...

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Main Author: Sevgi Coşkun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Central Bank Review
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1303070119300873

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