Learning-by-Doing as a Propagation Mechanism

46 Pages Posted: 27 Jul 2001

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Yongsung Chang

University of Rochester - Department of Economics; Yonsei University - Department of Economics

Joao F. Gomes

The Wharton School

Frank Schorfheide

University of Pennsylvania - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); University of Pennsylvania - The Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER)

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Date Written: June 2001

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Business-Cycle Fluctuations, Econometric Model Evaluation, Learning-by-Doing, Propagation of Shocks

JEL Classification: C52, E32, J22

Suggested Citation

Chang, Yongsung and Gomes, João F. and Schorfheide, Frank, Learning-by-Doing as a Propagation Mechanism (June 2001). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=277131 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.277131

Yongsung Chang

University of Rochester - Department of Economics ( email )

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