The cost of labor adjustment: Inferences from the gap

Review of Economic Dynamics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 632-647

  Cooper, Russell ^a   Willis, Jonathan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment costs; Aggregate employment; Employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249219195     PISSN: 10942025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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