Confidence has a strong influence on security prices and volatility, but has received little attention in mainstream macroeconomics. Kamada and Miura (2014) have recently revived this concept in their double-layered model of private and public information and shown how herding behavior emerges...

This paper proposes an empirical dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) framework to measure the degree of monetary policy accommodation when the nominal interest rate is zero. The framework employs a hypothetical DSGE model in which the nominal interest rate can be lowered below zero...

Even though monetary policy has kept interest rates at historically low levels, the Japanese economy has experienced long lasting recessions since the 1990s. These recessions are commonly attributed to nominal interest rates coming up against the zero bound and to the delay in achieving...

We estimate a medium-scale DSGE model of the Japanese economy following Christiano, Eichenbaum and Evans (2005), Smets and Wouters (2003) and Levin et al. (2005). By using actual capital utilization data and modifying the formulation of utilization following Greenwood, Hercowitz and Huffmann...

This paper estimates an affine term structure model (ATSM) and a shadow rate model (SRM) using Japanese, US, and UK data until March 2013. These models produce very different results, which are attributable to the ATSM's neglect of the zero lower bound (ZLB). The 10-year term premium estimated...

A macro-finance model combined with Black's (1995) model of interest rates as options is employed to investigate the relationship between the yield curve and monetary policy under Japan's zero interest rate environment. The results indicate a strong effect on nominal yields, but not on real...

In this paper, we set out the JEM (Japanese Economic Model), a large macroeconomic model of the Japanese Economy. Although the JEM is a theoretical model designed with a view to overcoming the Lucas (1976) critique of traditional large macroeconomic models, it can also be used for both...