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Optimal debt management in a liquidity trap
Bouakez, Hafedh; Oikonomou, Rigas; Priftis, Romanos - In: Journal of economic dynamics & control 93 (2018), pp. 5-21
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011974451
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Non-linear exchange rate pass-through in emerging markets
Caselli, Francesca G.; Roitman, Agustin - 2016
This paper estimates exchange rate pass-through to consumer prices in emerging markets focusing on non-linearities and asymmetries. We document non-linearities and asymmetries in the transmission of exchange rate fluctuations to prices using local projection techniques to obtain state dependent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436820
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Fiscal dominance in Sub-Saharan Africa revisited
Hooley, John; Nguyen, Lam; Saito, Mika; Towfighian, … - 2021
This paper explores the causes and consequences of fiscal dominance over monetary policy in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Fiscal dominance has always been a pressing problem as it can contribute to inflation and macroeconomic instability, and increasingly so as fiscal deficits and public debt are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517915
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The negative mean output gap
Aiyar, Shekhar; Voigts, Simon - 2019
We argue that in an economy with downward nominal wage rigidity, the output gap is negative on average. Because it is more difficult to cut wages than to increase them, firms reduce employment more during downturns than they increase employment during expansions. This is demonstrated in a simple...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103632
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How informative are real time output gap estimates in Europe?
Kangur, Alvar; Kirabaeva, Koralai; Natal, Jean-Marc; … - 2019
We study the properties of the IMF-WEO estimates of real-time output gaps for countries in the euro area as well as the determinants of their revisions over 1994-2017. The analysis shows that staff typically saw economies as operating below their potential. In real time, output gaps tend to have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103755
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Constrained efficient borrowing with sovereign default risk
Hatchondo, Juan Carlos; Martinez, Leonardo; Roch, Francisco - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012392477
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Heterogeneous asset valuation in OTC markets and optimal inflation
Geromichalos, Athanasios; Jung, Kuk Mo - In: Journal of economic dynamics & control 161 (2024), pp. 1-21
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015050031
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Does Global Liquidity Matter for Monetary Policy in the Euro Area?
Berger, Helge - 2009
Global excess liquidity is sometimes believed to limit sovereign monetary policy even in large economies, including the … euro area. There is much discussion about what constitutes global excess liquidity and our approach adjusts liquidity for … longer-term interest rate and output effects. We find that especially excess liquidity in the U.S. leads developments in euro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404266
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Hysteresis in labor markets? : evidence from professional long-term forecasts
Bluedorn, John Christopher; Leigh, Daniel - 2019
We explore the long-term impact of economic booms on labor market outcomes using a novel approach based on revisions to professional forecasts over the past 30 years for 34 advanced economies. We find that when employment rises unexpectedly, forecasters typically raise their long-term forecasts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022008
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Interactions between monetary and fiscal policy under flexible exchange rates
Leith, Campbell B.; Wren-Lewis, Simon - In: Journal of economic dynamics & control 32 (2008) 9, pp. 2854-2882
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003775113