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The cyclical behavior of job creation and job destruction: A sectoral model

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Jeremy Greenwood (Department of Economics, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0156, USA)
Glenn M. MacDonald (W.E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration and Department of Economics, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0156, USA)
Guang-Jia Zhang (Department of Economics, University of Rochester, NY 14627-0156, USA, and Department of Economics, University of Guelph, Guelph N1G 2W1, CANADA)

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Three key features of the employment process in the U.S. economy are that job creation is procyclical, job destruction is countercyclical, and job creation is less volatile than job destruction. These features are also found at the sectoral (goods and services) level. The paper develops, calibrates and simulates a two-sector general equilibrium model that includes both aggregate and sectoral shocks. The behavior of the model economy mimics the job creation and destruction facts. A non-negligible amount of unemployment arises due to the presence of aggregate and sectoral shocks.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Economic Theory.

Volume (Year): 7 (1995)
Issue (Month): 1 ()
Pages: 95-112
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Note: Received: March 20, 1994; revised version September 12, 1994
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