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On The Welfare Costs Of Unemployment Fluctuations

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higher than in a representative agent model, or even smaller.

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  • Michael Reiter, 2013. "On The Welfare Costs Of Unemployment Fluctuations," 2013 Meeting Papers 962, Society for Economic Dynamics.
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