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How does monetary policy affect labor demand and labor productivity?

By supporting aggregate demand, including by easing financial constraints that affect businesses and house­holds, accommodative monetary policy increased employment during the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath. But, monetary policies that ease financial pressures also reduce necessary restructuring that normally contributes to productivity growth. One reason why productivity growth has been weaker in the aftermath of the crisis is that aggressive monetary policy actions have weakened underlying supply-side performance and labor productivity.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: IZA World of Labor ; ISSN: 2054-9571 ; Year: 2017 ; Bonn: Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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Wirtschaft
Labor Demand
Subject
monetary policy
labor demand
productivity

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Benito, Andrew
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
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Bonn
(when)
2017

DOI
doi:10.15185/izawol.340
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  • Benito, Andrew
  • Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

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  • 2017

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