Labor Shares in Some Advanced Economies

26 Pages Posted: 7 Aug 2019 Last revised: 1 Jun 2023

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Gilbert Cette

Banque de France

Lorraine Koehl

National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE)

Thomas Philippon

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Date Written: August 2019

Abstract

We study the joint impact of three measurement issues in the empirical literature on the labor share: (i) start and end periods for the empirical analysis; (ii) accounting for self-employment; and (iii) accounting for residential real estate income. When we correct for these three potential biases, we do not find a general decline in the labor share in our sample of advanced economies. In that respect the behavior of the US labor share after 2000 presents a puzzle.

Suggested Citation

Cette, Gilbert and Koehl, Lorraine and Philippon, Thomas, Labor Shares in Some Advanced Economies (August 2019). NBER Working Paper No. w26136, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3432169

Gilbert Cette (Contact Author)

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Lorraine Koehl

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Thomas Philippon

New York University (NYU) - Department of Finance ( email )

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