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Capital operating time and economic fluctuations

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  • Martial DUPAIGNE

    (MAD Université de Paris I, Maison des Sciences Économiques)

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Acknowledging that changes in factor utilization rates explain variations in factor productive services flows, this paper investigates a dynamic general equilibrium model incorporating quasi-fixed inputs, weak complementarity between capital and labour, and displaying variations in the following three margins : (i) individual hours, (ii) aggregate employment and (iii) the workweek of capital. Both instantaneous amplifications of shocks and mid-term persistence are substantially magnified, witnessing much richer propagation mechanisms. This high persistence does not entirely rely on assumptions regarding adjustment of employment, but, on the contrary, on faster capital accumulation enabled by large increases in output due to periods of high factor utilization.

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  • Martial DUPAIGNE, 1998. "Capital operating time and economic fluctuations," Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) 1998031, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
    • Handle: RePEc:ctl:louvre:1998031
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    1. Martial Dupaigne, 2007. "Les variations choisies de l'utilisation du capital : une revue des implications macroéconomiques," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 117(2), pages 161-196.
    2. Mr. Francisco d Nadal De Simone & Mr. Luc Everaert, 2003. "Capital Operating Time and total Factor Productivity Growth in France," IMF Working Papers 2003/128, International Monetary Fund.
    3. Martial Dupaigne, 2000. "Capital Utilization and the Willingness to Rest: A General Equilibrium Analysis," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 0391, Econometric Society.

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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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