Arbeitspapier

Italian labour frictions and wage rigidities in an estimated DSGE

This paper investigates how Italian labour market institutions influence business cycle fluctuations. We apply a DSGE model that features Italian labour market rigidities and we estimate the latter on Italian data using Bayesian techniques to assess the effects of demand, supply, and labour market shocks on the macroeconomy, and to measure their significance for economic fluctuations. Our results show: First, technology, time preference and wage bargaining shocks are key drivers of economic fluctuations across horizons. Second, matching efficiency and wage bargaining shocks are significant sources of unemployment and vacancies fluctuations but their role is limited for output fluctuations. Third, labour market relaxation policies have only marginally contributed to the reduction in unemployment. Last, accounting for wage rigidities influences labour market dynamics and helps the model to fit data well. We, therefore, urge policymakers to support additional changes in labour market institutions.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Document de travail ; No. 2021-07

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
Business Fluctuations; Cycles
Model Construction and Estimation
Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
Thema
DSGE
Labour market frictions
Bayesian estimation
Italy

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Diwambuena, Josué
Fonseca, Raquel
Schubert, Stefan Franz
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Université du Québec à Montréal, École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM), Département des sciences économiques
(wo)
Montréal
(wann)
2021

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Diwambuena, Josué
  • Fonseca, Raquel
  • Schubert, Stefan Franz
  • Université du Québec à Montréal, École des sciences de la gestion (ESG UQAM), Département des sciences économiques

Entstanden

  • 2021

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