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Review of Economic Studies Vol. 49 No. 4 1982

Monopolistic Price Adjustment and Aggregate Output

Julio J. Rotemberg

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Abstract

This paper studies the consequences for the behaviour of aggregate output of the perception on the part of firms that changing prices is costly. The rational expectations equilibrium of an economy with many such firms is constructed. It is shown that in this economy nominal shocks have a persistent effect on aggregate output. Furthermore, the real wage is demonstrated to move procyclically in such an economy.

DOI
10.2307/2297284
Volume
49
Issue
4
Pages
517
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