Imperfect Competition and the Effects of Energy Price Increases on Economic Activity

43 Pages Posted: 7 Sep 2000 Last revised: 29 Nov 2022

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Julio J. Rotemberg

Harvard University, Business, Government and the International Economy Unit (deceased); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) (deceased)

Michael Woodford

Columbia University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics

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Date Written: June 1996

Abstract

We show that modifying the standard neoclassical growth model by assuming that competition is imperfect makes it easier to explain the size of the declines in output and real wages that follow increases in the price of oil. Plausibly parameterized models of this type are able to mimic the response of output and real wages in the United States. The responses are particularly consistent with a model of implicit collusion where markups depend positively on the ratio of the expected present value of future profits to the current level of output.

Suggested Citation

Rotemberg, Julio J. and Woodford, Michael, Imperfect Competition and the Effects of Energy Price Increases on Economic Activity (June 1996). NBER Working Paper No. w5634, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=225556

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