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The theory of monotone comparative statics and supermodular games is presented as the appropriate tool to model complementarities. The approach, which has not yet been fully incorporated into the standard toolbox of researchers, makes the analysis intuitive and simple, helps in deriving new...
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This paper develops a theory of regular Markov perfect equilibria in dynamic stochastic games. We show that almost all dynamic stochastic games have a finite number of locally isolated Markov perfect equilibria that are all regular. These equilibria are essential and strongly stable. Moreover,...
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A number of authors have attempted to test whether the US economy is in a determinate or an indeterminate equilibrium. We argue that to answer this question, one must impose a priori restrictions on lag length that cannot be tested. We provide examples of two economic models. Model 1 displays an...
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We study identification in a class of linear rational expectations models. For any given exactly identified model, we provide an algorithm that generates a class of equivalent models that have the same reduced form. We use our algorithm to show that a model proposed by Benhabib and Farmer [1] is...
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Why do we see nominal contracts in the presence of price level risk? To answer this question, this paper studies an overlapping generations model in which the equilibrium contract form is optimal, given the contracts elsewhere in the economy. Nominal contracts turn out to be optimal in the...
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money and inflation. When analysing the full sample of countries we find a strong positive relation between the long …-run inflation and money growth rate. The relation is not, however, proportional. The strong link between inflation and money growth … inflation and money growth for low inflation countries (on average less than 10% per annum over the last 30 years) is weak. We …
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Fundamental models of money always exhibit autarkic equilibria where money has no value. In this paper we propose a … behavior and the primitives of the economy, thus offering insights on the conditions under which money emerges as a medium of … exchange. Overall, our results favour money over autarky, especially if agents are patient. …
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This Paper studies the optimal policies of borrowers (firms or individuals) who may default subject to default costs, and analyses the asset pricing implications. Borrowers defaulting under adverse economic conditions may, despite incurring default costs, emerge as wealthier than non-borrowers...
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negative nominal interest rates and the helicopter drop of base money – two unconventional policies for stimulating consumer … and settlements technology (e-money etc.) will cause monetary policy to lose its capacity to influence even nominal …
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This Paper examines characterizations of the dynamics for first and second moments of the one-month interest rate, the 12-month excess bond return and exchange rates. The countries considered are the US, Germany, Japan and the UK. Our tests are based on the implications of multi-country versions...
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