“Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks”
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“Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks” is an influential economics paper by Greg Kaplan that analyzes how differences across individual households shape the aggregate effects of macroeconomic disturbances.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks” Context triple: [Greg Kaplan, notableWork, “Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks”]
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks
"The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks" is an influential empirical economics paper that quantifies how exogenous tax policy changes impact output and other key macroeconomic variables.
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B.
Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?
"Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically evaluates the ability of real business cycle models driven by technology shocks to explain postwar U.S. economic fluctuations.
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American Economic Review: Macroeconomics
American Economic Review: Macroeconomics is a field journal of the American Economic Association that publishes leading research on macroeconomic theory, policy, and empirical analysis.
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Recursive Macroeconomic Theory by Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent
"Recursive Macroeconomic Theory" by Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent is a graduate-level textbook that develops modern dynamic macroeconomics using recursive methods, with a strong emphasis on rigorous microfoundations and applications to topics such as growth, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy.
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“Models of Business Cycles”
“Models of Business Cycles” is an influential economics book by Robert Lucas Jr. that develops a rigorous, microfounded theory of business cycle fluctuations using rational expectations and real business cycle methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks” Target entity description: “Microeconomic Heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Shocks” is an influential economics paper by Greg Kaplan that analyzes how differences across individual households shape the aggregate effects of macroeconomic disturbances.
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A.
The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks
"The Macroeconomic Effects of Tax Changes: Estimates Based on a New Measure of Fiscal Shocks" is an influential empirical economics paper that quantifies how exogenous tax policy changes impact output and other key macroeconomic variables.
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B.
Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?
"Technology Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations: How Well Does the RBC Model Fit Postwar U.S. Data?" is an influential macroeconomics paper by Jordi Galí that empirically evaluates the ability of real business cycle models driven by technology shocks to explain postwar U.S. economic fluctuations.
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C.
American Economic Review: Macroeconomics
American Economic Review: Macroeconomics is a field journal of the American Economic Association that publishes leading research on macroeconomic theory, policy, and empirical analysis.
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D.
Recursive Macroeconomic Theory by Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent
"Recursive Macroeconomic Theory" by Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent is a graduate-level textbook that develops modern dynamic macroeconomics using recursive methods, with a strong emphasis on rigorous microfoundations and applications to topics such as growth, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy.
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E.
“Models of Business Cycles”
“Models of Business Cycles” is an influential economics book by Robert Lucas Jr. that develops a rigorous, microfounded theory of business cycle fluctuations using rational expectations and real business cycle methodology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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economics paper ⓘ |
| analyzes |
aggregate effects of macroeconomic disturbances
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differences across individual households ⓘ |
| author | Greg Kaplan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
highlights importance of distributional state for aggregate dynamics
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links household-level behavior to macroeconomic policy analysis ⓘ shows how micro-level heterogeneity shapes macroeconomic responses ⓘ |
| discipline | economics ⓘ |
| field |
household finance
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macroeconomics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
heterogeneity in income and wealth
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heterogeneity in marginal propensities to consume ⓘ role of household balance sheets in macroeconomic transmission ⓘ |
| influentialFor |
policy analysis incorporating household heterogeneity
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research on distributional macroeconomics ⓘ research on heterogeneous-agent New Keynesian models ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
aggregate consumption dynamics
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distributional effects of macroeconomic shocks ⓘ heterogeneous-agent models ⓘ macroeconomic shocks ⓘ microeconomic heterogeneity ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
aggregate demand
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consumption insurance ⓘ fiscal policy transmission ⓘ idiosyncratic risk ⓘ income distribution ⓘ incomplete markets ⓘ monetary policy transmission ⓘ wealth distribution ⓘ |
| shows |
aggregate outcomes depend on distribution of household states
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representative-agent models can miss key distributional channels ⓘ |
| studies |
aggregate implications of micro-level behavior
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household responses to macroeconomic disturbances ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
calibrated structural model of households
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heterogeneous-agent general equilibrium framework ⓘ quantitative macroeconomic modeling ⓘ |
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