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We examine the standard New Keynesian economy's Ramsey problem written in terms of instrument settings instead of allocations. Its standard formulation makes two instruments available: the path of current and future interest rates, and an "open mouth operation" which selects one of the many...
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preferred model, almost 30 percent of the maximum effect of a shock still remains after ten years. …
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We analyze several identification frameworks based on operating procedures to measure monetary policy in a small open economy. We use a two-stage non-recursive VAR model to identify monetary shocks. We construct then various overall monetary policy indicators based on different residuals...
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find that a contractionary US monetary policy shock leads to a persistent fall in international output, a drop in global … negative shock to foreign real GDP growth. …
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preferred model, almost 30 percent of the maximum effect of a shock still remains after ten years. …
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changes in financial intermediaries' balance sheets for the supply of credit, liquidity and asset prices, and, consequently …
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We study the effects of credit shocks in a model with heterogeneous entrepreneurs, financing constraints, and a … shocks have a very persistent effect on real activity. In determining the speed of recovery from an adverse economic shock …, the most important factor is the extent to which the shock erodes entrepreneurial wealth. …
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We develop a model in which the elasticity of credit to exogenous shocks depends on creditor rights regulations. We … show that an increase in creditor protection reduces the elasticity of credit supply to exogenous shocks, and hence the … amplitude of the credit cycle. Using an extended set of a measure of creditor rights protection in the spirit of La Porta et al …
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Monetary policy is most effective when public beliefs about future policies are actively managed. This is the appeal of policy rules and commitment strategies, typically absent under discretion. But when a policymaker has some private information - as is the case in reality - belief management...
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. Moreover, financial vulnerabilities amplify the effects of adverse shocks to the economy, so that even a small shock to … fundamentals or a small revision of beliefs can create a self-reinforcing feedback loop that impairs credit provision, lowers asset …
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