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Benjamin Bridgman

Assistant Chief Economist · Bureau of Economic Analysis

Assistant Chief Economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Research interests are macroeconomics, international trade and economic history; has co-authored with Berthold Herrendorf on structural transformation.

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Forthcoming American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Labor Share, Markups, and Input-Output Linkages – Evidence from the U.S. National Accounts

Benjamin Bridgman · Berthold Herrendorf

The paper asks why the U.S. labor share has declined over the postwar period, and whether rising markups or capital deepening (automation, falling capital prices) is the primary driver. The authors …

Labor Markets Inequality Macro Dynamics Economic Growth