Macro Mod 23 Homework assignment
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Chapter 16: Sticky prices and nominal wage rates
Suppose demand for actuaries is high from October through March, as actuaries price policies effective on January 1 and complete financial reporting requirements. From April through September, demand for actuaries is lower.
Part A: If the wage rate for actuaries is sticky and the labor market for actuaries clears, what would be the seasonal pattern for actuarial labor?
Part B: Using the concept of labor hoarding, why might actuarial labor not be cyclical?
Part C: How does labor hoarding affect the cyclicality of the average product of labor? Why is this important for the new Keynesian model?