Technology, Employment, and the Business Cycle: Do Technology Shocks ExplainAggregate Fluctuations?

Jordi Gali

The American Economic Review, Vol. 89, No. 1. (Mar., 1999), pp. 249-271.

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1 Models and Their UsesChristopher A. SimsAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 71, No. 2. (May, 1989), pp. 489-494.Stable URL:

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1 Macroeconomics and MethodologyChristopher A. SimsThe Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 10, No. 1. (Winter, 1996), pp. 105-120.Stable URL:

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1 Measures of Fit for Calibrated ModelsMark W. WatsonThe Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 101, No. 6. (Dec., 1993), pp. 1011-1041.Stable URL:

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19 A Traditional Interpretation of Macroeconomic FluctuationsOlivier Jean BlanchardThe American Economic Review, Vol. 79, No. 5. (Dec., 1989), pp. 1146-1164.Stable URL:

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