Cyclical dynamics in idiosyncratic labor market risk

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 695-717

  Storesletten, Kjetil ^a   Telmer, Chris I ^b   Yaron, Amir ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; LABOR MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 1642600836     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/383105     Document Type: Article

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