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Money and the transmission mechanism in the optimizing IS-LM specification

Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2003

recognition to the intertemporal nature of households' saving decisions. Like traditional IS-LM, however, the optimizing version … tends to understate the value of money as an indicator for monetary policy. …

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International evidence on the stability of the optimizing IS equation

Kara, Amit (contributor); Nelson, Edward (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource], rev

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Tobin's imperfect asset substitution in optimizing general equilibrium

Andres, Javier; López-Salido, J. David; Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2004

In this paper, we present a dynamic optimizing model that allows explicitly for imperfect substitutability between different financial assets. This is specified in a manner which captures Tobin's (1969) view that an expansion of one asset's supply affects both the yield on that asset and the...

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Why money growth determines inflation in the long run: answering the Woodford critique

Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2008

determined by steady-state money growth. Woodford instead argues that the intercept term in the monetary authority's interest …, according to which it is appropriate to regard steady-state inflation as determined by steady-state money growth. The argument … the money growth rate. …

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Macroeconometric equivalence, microeconomic dissonance, and the design of monetary policy

Levin, Andrew T.; López-Salido, J. David; Nelson, Edward; … - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2008

Many recent studies in macroeconomics have focused on the estimation of DSGE models using a system of loglinear approximations to the models' nonlinear equilibrium conditions. The term macroeconometric equivalence encapsulates the idea that estimates using aggregate data based on first-order...

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International evidence on the stability of the optimizing IS equation

Kara, Amit; Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2004

In this paper we provide international evidence on the issue of whether the optimizing IS equation is more stable than a backward-looking alternative. The international evidence consist of estimates of IS equations on quarterly data for the UK and Australia, both for the full sample of the last...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005707758

Monetary and fiscal theories of the price level: the irreconcilable differences

McCallum, Bennett T.; Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2006

bonds and differ drastically from those of money supplies. We argue that the FTPL attained prominence precisely because it …

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Monetary and Fiscal Policy Dynamics in an Asymmetric Monetary Union

Clausen, Volker; Wohltmann, Hans-Werner - EconWPA - 2002

This paper investigates the dynamic effects of monetary and fiscal policy in a monetary union, which is characterized by asymmetric interest rate transmission. This asymmetry gives rise to intertemporal reversals in the relative effectiveness of policy on member country outputs. The direction...

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The U.K.'s rocky road to stability

Batini, Nicoletta (contributor); Nelson, Edward (contributor) - 2005

"This paper provides an overview, using extensive documentary material, of developments in U.K. macroeconomic policy in the last half-century. Rather than focusing on well-known recent changes in policy arrangements (such as the introduction of inflation targeting in 1992 or central bank...

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Money and the natural rate of interest: structural estimates for the United States and the Euro area

Andrés, Javier; López-Salido, J. David; Nelson, Edward - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2007

We examine the role of money, allowing for three competing environments: the New Keynesian model with separable utility … and static money demand; a non-separable utility variant with habit formation; and a version with adjustment costs for … holding real balances. The last two variants imply forward-looking behavior of real money balances, as it is optimal for …

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