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Extensive versus intensive margin over the business cycle: New evidence for Germany and the United States

Herzog-Stein, Alexander; Nüß, Patrick - 2016

den USA. Frühere Untersuchungen haben gezeigt, dass die extensive Margin dominiert und, dass, zweitens, in beiden Ländern … der extensiven und der intensiven Margin in den USA im zeitlichen Verlauf relativ stabil ist, variiert deren relative … den USA. Allerdings hängt ihre tatsächliche quantitative Bedeutung in erheblichem Umfang von der Wahl des …

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What effects do macroeconomic conditions have on families' time together?

Morill, Melinda Sandler; Pabilonia, Sabrina Wulff - 2012

We examine family time together using data from the 2003-2010 American Time Use Survey combined with Bureau of Labor Statistics data on state-level unemployment rates. Couple time together is U-shaped; while fathers spend more time engaging in enriching childcare activities without a spouse...

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Inflation dynamics and the Great Recession

Ball, Laurence; Mazumder, Sandeep - 2011

This paper examines inflation dynamics in the Unites States since 1960, with a particular focus on the Great Recession. A puzzle emerges when Phillips curves estimated over 1960- 2007 are used to predict inflation over 2008-2010: inflation should have fallen by more than it did. We resolve this...

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The Outlook for the U.S. Economy: Soft or Hard Landing?

Bosworth, Barry - In: CESifo Forum 02 (2001) 1, pp. 14-20

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THE U.S., ECONOMY: RECESSION AHEAD? Pro: Weakness Will Persist

Dudley, William - In: CESifo Forum 02 (2001) 1, pp. 28

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THE U.S., ECONOMY: RECESSION AHEAD? Contra: Economy Rebounding

Fosler, Gail - In: CESifo Forum 02 (2001) 1, pp. 29-30

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Cyclicality of real wages in the USA and Germany: New insights from wavelet analysis

Marczak, Martyna; Gómez, Víctor - 2012

This article provides new insights into the cyclical behavior of consumer and producer real wages in the USA and … cyclical patterns over time. From the findings of our study, we can infer that the USA and Germany differ with respect to the … lead-lag relationship of real wages and the business cycle. In the USA, both real wages are leading the business cycle in …

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Implications of the Changes in the System of National Accounts for Measured Growth and the Business Cycle

Vanhoudt, Patrick - 2002

The recent changes in the national accounts unequivocally imply that the nature of the measured growth rate and business cycle has changed. This note investigates to what extent.

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The influence of the business cycle on mortality

Reichmuth, Wolfgang H.; Sarferaz, Samad - 2008

We analyze the impact of short-run economic fluctuations on age-specific mortality using Bayesian time series econometrics and contribute to the debate on the procyclicality of mortality. For the first time, we examine the differing consequences of economic changes for all individual age...

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Lee-Carter and the macroeconomy

Hanewald, Katja - 2009

Using data for six OECD countries, this paper studies the effect of macroeconomic conditions on the mortality index kt in the well-known Lee-Carter model. Significant correlations are found with real GDP growth rates in Australia, Canada, and the United States, and with unemployment rate changes...

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