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Macroeconomic dynamics near the ZLB: a tale of two equilibria

Aruoba, S. Boragan; Schorfheide, Frank - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - 2013

This paper studies the dynamics of a New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model near the zero lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates. In addition to the standard targeted-inflation equilibrium, we consider a deflation equilibrium as well as a Markov sunspot...

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Money and capital: a quantitative analysis

Aruoba, S. Boragan; Waller, Christopher J.; Wright, Randall - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2009

We study the effects of money (anticipated inflation) on capital formation. Previous papers on this topic adopt reduced …-form approaches, putting money in the utility function or imposing cash in advance, but use otherwise frictionless models. We follow a … literature that is more explicit about the frictions making money essential. This introduces several new elements, including a …

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The simple analytics of money and credit in a quasi-linear environment

Andolfatto, David - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2011

Lagos and Wright (2005) demonstrate how the essential properties of a money-search model are preserved in an … markets under limited commitment and private information. The analysis demonstrates clearly how insurance, credit, and money … the Friedman rule. In particular, I find that the same frictions that render money essential may at the same time operate …

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Rehypothecation

Andolfatto, David; Martin, Fernando M.; Zhang, Shengxing - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2014

Rehypothecation refers to the practice of re-using (selling or pledging as collateral) an asset that has already been pledged as collateral for a loan. We develop a dynamic general equilibrium monetary model where an “asset shortage” motivates the rehypothecation of assets. We find that in...

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Real-time macroeconomic monitoring: real activity, inflation, and interactions

Aruoba, S. Boragan; Diebold, Francis X. - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia - 2010

The authors sketch a framework for monitoring macroeconomic activity in real-time and push it in new directions. In particular, they focus not only on real activity, which has received most attention to date, but also on inflation and its interaction with real activity. As for the recent...

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When do stock market booms occur? the macroeconomic and policy environments of 20th century booms

Bordo, Michael D.; Wheelock, David C. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2006

This paper studies the macroeconomic conditions and policy environments under which stock market booms occurred among ten developed countries during the 20th Century. We find that booms tended to occur during periods of above-average growth of real output, and below-average and falling...

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Inflation, monetary policy and stock market conditions: quantitative evidence from a hybrid latent-variable VAR

Bordo, Michael D.; Dueker, Michael J.; Wheelock, David C. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2009

This paper examines the association between inflation, monetary policy and U.S. stock market conditions during the second half of the 20th century. We use a latent-variable VAR to estimate the impact of inflation and other macroeconomic shocks on a latent index of stock market conditions. Our...

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The great inflation: did the shadow know better?

Poole, William; Rasche, Robert H.; Wheelock, David C. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2008

The Shadow Open Market Committee was formed in 1973 in response to rising inflation and the apparent unwillingness of U.S. policymakers to implement policies necessary to maintain price stability. This paper describes how the Committee's policy views differed from those of most Federal Reserve...

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Monetary policy and stock market booms and busts in the 20th century

Bordo, Michael D.; Dueker, Michael J.; Wheelock, David C. - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2007

This paper examines the association between monetary policy and stock market booms and busts in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany during the 20th century. Booms tended to arise when output growth was rapid and inflation was low, and end within a few months of an increase in...

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Monetary policy with asset-backed money

Andolfatto, David; Berentsen, Aleksander; Waller, … - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2013

. Unlike physical capital, intermediated claims are assumed to be liquid-they constitute a form of asset-backed money. The … strictly positive inflation. While it is also possible to implement the first-best by introducing at money and a lump- sum tax …

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