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The driving force of labor productivity
Kitov, Ivan; Kitov, Oleg - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Labor productivity in developed countries is analyzed and modeled. Modeling is based on our previous finding that the … rate of labor force participation is a unique function of GDP per capita. Therefore, labor productivity is fully determined … for the U.S. The evolution of labor force productivity is predictable at least at an 11-year horizon. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835840
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Predicting real GDP per capita in France, Germany, New Zealand, and the UK
Kitov, Ivan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
The growth rate of real GDP per capita is modelled and predicted at various time horizons for France, Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The rate of growth is represented by a sum of two components – a monotonically decreasing trend and fluctuations related to the change in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005025745
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Unemployment and inflation in Western Europe: solution by the boundary element method
Kitov, Ivan; Kitov, Oleg - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Using an analog of the boundary element method in engineering and science, we analyze and model unemployment rate in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States as a function of inflation and the change in labor force. Originally, the model linking unemployment to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837146
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DYNAMICS OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND INFLATION IN WESTERN EUROPE: SOLUTION BY THE 1- D BOUNDARY ELEMENTS METHOD
KITOV, Ivan O.; KITOV, Oleg I. - In: Journal of Applied Economic Sciences 5 (2010) 2(12)/Summer2010, pp. 94-113
Using an analog of the boundary elements method in engineering and science, we analyze and model unemployment rate in Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States as a function of inflation and the change in labor force. Originally, the model linking unemployment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008644994
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Investment; Specific Technology Shocks and International Business Cycles: An Empirical Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
In this paper, we first introduce investment-specific technology (IST) shocks to an otherwise standard international real business cycle model and show that a thoughtful calibration of them along the lines of Raffo (2009) successfully addresses the "quantity", "international comovement",...
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Potential Growth in Emerging Asia
Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
potential growth, largely reflecting a decline of total factor productivity (TFP) growth; (ii) by contrast, trend growth for the …
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Comprehensive macro-model for the U.S. economy
Kitov, Ivan; Kitov, Oleg; Dolinskaya, Svetlana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
, price inflation, labor force participation, productivity, and unemployment. The evolution of real GDP depends only on … presented. The relationships allow a reliable prediction of the macroeconomic state at very large (more than 9 years) time …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005260315
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Money, Human Capital, and Business Cycles : A Modern Phillips Curve-Style Tradeoff.
Matheny, K-J - Krannert School of Management, Purdue University - 1996
Growth mechanisms can significantly affect short run properties of monetary models. An equilibrium model with human capital accumulation through a learning-by-doing mechanism possesses both sustained inflation rigidity and persistent real responses in the presence of unexpected monetary shocks....
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What Do Business Climate Indexes Teach Us About State Policy and Economic Growth?
Kolko, Jed; Neumark, David; Mejia, Marisol Cuellar - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011
focused on productivity do not predict economic growth, while indexes emphasizing taxes and costs predict growth of employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009001152
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Promoting productive employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: A review of the literature
Szirmai, Adam; Gebreeyesus, Mulu; Guadagno, Francesca; … - United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research … - 2013
This report provides an overview of current research on and knowledge about employment trends and policies in sub-Saharan Africa. Access to productive employment is seen as essential for poverty reduction and the inclusion of the poor in wider society. Productive employment is characterised by...
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