Wolfgang Lechthaler
International Economics SectionResearch interests
- international trade
- macroeconomics
- monetary policy
Selected publications
Lechthaler, W., Tesfaselassie, M. (2022). Endogenous Growth, Skill Obsolescence and Output Hysteresis in a New Keynesian Model with Unemployment. Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking.
Lechthaler, W., Ring, P. (2021). Labor force participation, job search effort and unemployment insurance in the laboratory. Journal of Economic Behavior Organization, 189, 748–778.
Lechthaler, W., Mileva, M. (2021). The dynamic and distributional aspects of import tariffs. International Economic Review, 62, 1, 199–241.
Chugh, S., Lechthaler, W., Merkl, Chr. (2018). Optimal fiscal policy with labor selection. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 94, 142–189.
Lechthaler, W. (2017). Ben Bernanke in Doha: The effect of monetary policy on optimal tariffs. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 49, 8, 1715–1746.
Balleer, A., Gehrke, B., Lechthaler, W., Merkl, Chr. (2016). Does Short-time Work save Jobs: A Business Cycle Analysis. European Economic Review, 84, 99–122.
Faia, E., Lechthaler, W., Merkl, Chr. (2014). Labor Selection, Turnover Costs, and Optimal Monetary Policy. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 46, 1, 115–144.
Larch, M., Lechthaler, W. (2013). Whom to send to Doha? The shortsighted ones. Review of Economic Dynamics, 16, 4, 634–649.
Felbermayr, G., Larch, M., Lechthaler, W. (2013). Unemployment in an Interdependent World. American Economic Journal – Economic Policy, 5, 1, 262–301.
Lechthaler, W., Merkl, Chr., Snower, D. (2010). Monetary Persistence and the Labor Market: A New Perspective. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 34(5), 968–983.