The Network Origins of Aggregate Fluctuations

This paper argues that in the presence of intersectoral input-output linkages, microeconomic idiosyncratic shocks may lead to aggregate fluctuations. In particular, it shows that, as the economy becomes more disaggregated, the rate at which aggregate volatility decays is determined by the structure...

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Main Authors: Acemoglu, Daron, Carvalho, Vasco, Ozdaglar, Asuman, Tahbaz-Salehi, Alireza
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: Cambridge, MA: Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66965