Unemployment in an Estimated New Keynesian Model

Galí, Jordi, Frank Smets and Raf Wouters
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jordi Galí

No 8401, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We reformulate the Smets-Wouters (2007) framework by embedding the theory of unemployment proposed in Galí (2011a,b). We estimate the resulting model using postwar U.S. data, while treating the unemployment rate as an additional observable variable. Our approach overcomes the lack of identification of wage markup and labor supply shocks highlighted by Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2008) in their criticism of New Keynesian models, and allows us to estimate a "correct" measure of the output gap. In addition, the estimated model can be used to analyze the sources of unemployment fluctuations.

Keywords: Nominal rigidities; Output gap; Phillips curve; Unemployment fluctuations; Wage markup shocks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D58 E24 E31 E32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-05
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