"Learning-by-Doing as a Propagation Mechanism"

This paper suggests that skill accumulation through past work experience, or "learning-by-doing", can provide an important propagation mechanism for initial shocks, as the current labor supply affects future productivity. Our econometric analysis uses a Bayesian approach to combine micro-level panel data with aggregate time series. Formal model evaluation shows that the introduction of the LBD mechanism improves the model's ability to fit the dynamics of aggregate output and hours.

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Paper Number: 01-023

Paper Year: 2001

Authors:

Yongsung Chang
Joao Gomes
Frank Schorfheide