COVID-19 is also a reallocation shock
Drawing on firm-level expectations at a one-year forecast horizon in the Survey of Business
Uncertainty (SBU), we construct novel, forward-looking reallocation measures for jobs and …
Uncertainty (SBU), we construct novel, forward-looking reallocation measures for jobs and …
Effects of social influence on crowdfunding performance: Implications of the covid-19 pandemic
S Zribi - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2022 - nature.com
By analyzing a comprehensive dataset of 467 crowdfunding campaigns from the Spanish
platform Goteo over the period 2019–2020, our article empirically examines the impact of …
platform Goteo over the period 2019–2020, our article empirically examines the impact of …
The global impact of Brexit uncertainty
We propose a text‐based method for measuring the cross‐border propagation of large
shocks at the firm level. We apply this method to estimate the expected costs, benefits, and …
shocks at the firm level. We apply this method to estimate the expected costs, benefits, and …
The US public debt valuation puzzle
The government budget constraint ties the market value of government debt to the expected
present discounted value of fiscal surpluses. We find evidence that US Treasury investors …
present discounted value of fiscal surpluses. We find evidence that US Treasury investors …
Oil volatility risk
The option-implied oil price volatility is a strong negative predictor of economic growth
beyond traditional uncertainty measures. A rise in oil volatility also predicts an increase in oil …
beyond traditional uncertainty measures. A rise in oil volatility also predicts an increase in oil …
The origins and effects of macroeconomic uncertainty
We estimate a production‐based general equilibrium model featuring demand‐and supply‐
side uncertainty and an endogenous term premium. Using term structure and …
side uncertainty and an endogenous term premium. Using term structure and …
Risky business cycles
We identify a shock that explains the bulk of fluctuations in equity risk premia, and show that
the shock also explains a large fraction of the business-cycle comovements of output …
the shock also explains a large fraction of the business-cycle comovements of output …
The US productivity slowdown: an economy-wide and industry-level analysis
S Sprague - Monthly Lab. Rev., 2021 - HeinOnline
Labor productivity-defined as output per labor hour-has grown at a below-average rate since
2005, representing a dramatic reversal of the above-average growth of the late 1990s and …
2005, representing a dramatic reversal of the above-average growth of the late 1990s and …
Uncertainty, risk, and capital growth
G Segal, I Shaliastovich - 2023 - papers.ssrn.com
We find that high macroeconomic uncertainty is associated with greater accumulation of
physical capital, despite a reduction in investment and valuations. To reconcile this puzzling …
physical capital, despite a reduction in investment and valuations. To reconcile this puzzling …
The real response to uncertainty shocks: The risk premium channel
Uncertainty shocks are also risk premium shocks. With countercyclical risk aversion (RA), a
positive shock to uncertainty increases risk and elevates RA as consumption growth falls …
positive shock to uncertainty increases risk and elevates RA as consumption growth falls …