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We propose a new model of exchange rates, which yields a theory of the forward premium puzzle. Our explanation combines two ingredients: the possibility of rare economic disasters, and an asset view of the exchange rate. Our model is frictionless, has complete markets, and works for an arbitrary...
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interest, inflation, currency depreciation and inflation differentials. Forward rates are related to these expected future … variables via combinations of term, inflation and foreign exchange risk premia. A unified derivation, discussion and comparison …
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Using a general-equilibrium simulation model featuring nominal rigidities and monopolistic competition in product and labor markets, this paper estimates the macroeconomic benefits and international spillovers of an increase in competition. After calibrating the model to the euro area vs. the...
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open economies, and uses it to assess the effectiveness of Taylor rules and Inflation-Forecast-Based (IFB) rules in … stabilizing variability in output and inflation. Our findings suggest that a simple IFB rule that does not rely upon any direct … estimates of the equilibrium real interest rate and places a relatively high weight on the inflation forecast may perform better …
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We present a monetary model in the presence of segmented asset markets that implies a persistent fall in interest rates after a once and for all increase in liquidity. The gradual propagation mechanism produced by our model is novel in the literature. We provide an analytical characterization of...
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.S. government. We use our estimates to account for contributions to the evolution of the debt to GDP ratio made by inflation, growth …
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This paper estimates expected future real interest rates and inflation rates from observed prices of UK government …-linked bonds. It assumes that expected log returns on all bonds are equal, and that expected real interest rates and inflation … inflation expectations forecast actual future inflation more accurately than nominal yields do. The estimated real interest rate …
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, we characterize the moments of the stationary distribution of inflation under regime switiching to obtain conditions for …
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Cyclical fluctuations in nominal variables--aggregate price levels and nominal interest rates--are documented to be substantially more synchronized across countries than cyclical fluctuations in real output. A transparent mechanism that can account for this striking feature of the nominal...
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Changes in nominal interest rates must be due to either movements in real interest rates, expected inflation, or the … inflation risk premium. We develop a term structure model with regime switches, time-varying prices of risk, and inflation to … around 1.3%. In one real rate regime, the real term structure is steeply downward sloping. An inflation risk premium that …
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