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Labor Share, Markups, and Input-Output Linkages - Evidence from the National Accounts

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  • Bridgman, Benjamin
  • Herrendorf, Berthold

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The literature has suggested many possible reasons for the recent decrease in the U.S. labor share. We build a multi-sector model with input-output linkages that allows us to identify the key driving forces. We find that the decrease in the U.S. labor share reflects both sectoral forces, which can be identified with micro or NIPA data, and aggregation effects, which can be identified only with NIPA data. Specifically, we find that the main force was an increase in sectoral markups, which input-output linkages importantly amplified.

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  • Bridgman, Benjamin & Herrendorf, Berthold, 2022. "Labor Share, Markups, and Input-Output Linkages - Evidence from the National Accounts," CEPR Discussion Papers 16857, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    • Handle: RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:16857
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    Keywords

    Double marginalization; Input-output linkages; Labor share; Markups; Outsourcing; Structural change;
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    JEL classification:

    • D33 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Factor Income Distribution
    • L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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