TY  - JOUR
AU  - Christiano,Lawrence J.
AU  - Eichenbaum,Martin
AU  - Vigfusson,Robert
TI  - The Response of Hours to a Technology Shock: Evidence Based on Direct Measures of Technology
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 10254
PY  - 2004
Y2  - January 2004
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w10254
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w10254.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Lawrence Christiano
Department of Economics
Northwestern University
2001 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL 60208
Tel: 847/491-8231
Fax: 847/491-7001
E-Mail: l-christiano@northwestern.edu

Martin S. Eichenbaum
Department of Economics
Northwestern University
2003 Sheridan Road
Evanston, IL  60208
Tel: 847/491-8232
Fax: 847/491-7001
E-Mail: eich@northwestern.edu

Robert Vigfusson
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, DC  20551
E-Mail: robert.j.vigfusson@frb.gov
AB  - We investigate what happens to hours worked after a positive shock to technology, using the aggregate technology series computed in Basu, Fernald and Kimball (1999). We conclude that hours worked rise after such a shock.
ER  -