Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/264946 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 4/2022
Publisher: 
Norges Bank, Oslo
Abstract: 
Despite its stability over time, as for any statistical relationship, Okun's law is subject to deviations that can be large at times. In this paper, we provide a mapping between residuals in Okun's regressions and structural shocks identified using a SVAR model by inspecting how unemployment responds to the state of the economy. We show that deviations from Okun's law are a natural and expected outcome once one takes a multi-shock perspective, as long as shocks to automation, labor supply and structural factors in the labor market are taken into account. Our simple recipe for policy makers is that, if a positive deviation from Okun's law arises, it is likely to be generated by either positive labor supply or automation shocks or by negative structural factors shocks.
Subjects: 
Okun's law
Labor markets
Business cycle fluctuations
Bayesian VAR
JEL: 
E24
E32
C32
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ISBN: 
978-82-8379-228-7
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Working Paper
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