Long-Run Productivity Shifts and Cyclical Fluctuations : Evidence for Italy /

Using unobserved stochastic components and Kalman filter techniques, the paper assesses the relative importance of transitory and permanent shifts in Italian real GDP within a production function framework. Evidence suggests that the increase in hours worked that has accompanied pension and labor ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sgherri, Silvia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/228
Online Access:Full text available on IMF