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Does Variable Shift Work Explain Away Productivity Shocks? A Bayesian Approach

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  • Engelhardt Lucas M.

    (Kent State University – Stark Campus, 6000 Frank Ave NW, Canton, OH, USA)

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In business cycle accounting, productivity is procyclical. However, this may be an illusion caused by improperly accounting for changes in procyclical capital utilization. This paper considers to what extent incorporating variable shift work into a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model reduces the role played by productivity shocks in explaining variations in output. In the one shift version of the model, 81 percent of the variation in output is explained by productivity shocks. With variable shift work, the contribution falls to a minimum of 48 percent. While variable shift work decreases their importance, productivity shocks continue to be the most significant contributor to the variation of output over the business cycle.

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  • Engelhardt Lucas M., 2022. "Does Variable Shift Work Explain Away Productivity Shocks? A Bayesian Approach," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 242(3), pages 343-369, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jns:jbstat:v:242:y:2022:i:3:p:343-369:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2021-0008
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    business cycles; total factor productivity; shift work;
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    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles

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