Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Michael Donadelli Author-X-Name-First: Michael Author-X-Name-Last: Donadelli Author-Email: donadelli@safe.uni-frankfurt.de Author-Workplace-Name: Goethe University Frankfurt Author-Name: Patrick GrĂ¼ning Author-X-Name-First: Patrick Author-X-Name-Last: GrĂ¼ning Author-Email: pgruening@lb.lt Author-Workplace-Name: Bank of Lithuania Title: Labor market dynamics, endogenous growth, and asset prices Abstract: We extend the endogenous growth model of Kung and Schmid (2015) by adding endogenous labor dynamics and wage rigidities. This leads to an increase of about 250 basis points in risk premia. Additionally, it brings labor market quantities much closer to their empirical counterparts. In particular, wage rigidities generate an increase of around 60 basis points in labor growth volatility. Classification-JEL: E22, G12, O30, O41 Keywords: Length: 13 pages Number: 10 Note: Creation-date: 2016-01-23 Price: Free Publication-Status: File-URL: https://www.lb.lt/uploads/publications/docs/op_10.pdf File-Format: Application/PDF File-Function: Full text Handle: RePEc:lie:opaper: 10