The implications of changes in hours fluctuations on welfare costs of business cycles

Myungkyu Shim; Hee Seung Yang

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2015.01.013

The implications of changes in hours fluctuations on welfare costs of business cycles

Myungkyu Shim, Hee Seung Yang

Department of Economics

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Hours volatility has changed non-monotonically across skill groups since the mid-1980s. The welfare cost of business cycles of mid-skilled workers became similar to that of high-skilled workers, while the relative welfare cost of low- to high-skilled workers remains very high.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	75-78
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	128
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.01.013
Publication status	Published - 2015 Mar 1

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The implications of changes in hours fluctuations on welfare costs of business cycles

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