We develop a theory on the joint dynamics of labor share and technology at the business cycle frequency. Our main motivating fact is the overshooting property of the labor share: After a positive technology shock, the share of output that corresponds to labor falls temporarily but it quickly...

Until 2004, divorce in Chile was illegal and separated women, representing 12% of all married women, were unable to remarry. This paper examines how the option of exiting the relationship and remarrying has changed the bargaining power in married and separated households. Using longitudinal...