Cyclical productivity in a model of labor hoarding

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 331-361

  Sbordone, Argia M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Labor hoarding; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030268454     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(96)01285-8     Document Type: Article

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