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that log prices are integrated of order one I(1) and that log returns should therefore be integrated of order zoro I(0 …). It has been suggested that this should be interpreted as evidence of the importance of regime- switching in asset prices …
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Guided by a macroeconomic model in which non-energy commodity prices are endogenously determined, we apply a new factor …-based identification strategy to decompose the historical sources of changes in commodity prices and global economic activity. The model … yields a factor structure for commodity prices and identification conditions that provide the factors with an economic …
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The paper explores the macroeconomic consequences of fiscal consolidations whose timing and composition - either tax- or spending-based - are uncertain. We find that the composition of the fiscal consolidation, its duration, the monetary policy stance, the level of government debt, and...
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This paper proposes a theoretical framework to analyze the relationship between credit shocks, firm defaults and volatility, and to study the impact of credit shocks on business cycle dynamics. Firms are identical ex ante but differ ex post due to different realizations of firm-specific...
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We construct a small-open-economy, New Keynesian dynamic stochastic general-equilibrium model with real-financial linkages to analyze the effects of financial shocks and macroprudential policies on the Canadian economy. Our model has four key features. First, it allows for non-trivial...
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frictions in the form of collateral constraints tied to house prices, and a rental housing market alongside owner …
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response to a monetary contraction, firms facing costs of decreasing regular prices post more sales, and households spend more …
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This paper examines the interaction between monetary policy and macroprudential policy and whether policy makers should respond to financial imbalances. To address this issue, we build a dynamic general equilibrium model that features financial market frictions and financial shocks as well as...
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shocks shift prices, agents cannot adjust. Such a framework is, nevertheless, appropriate in short-term impact analysis such …
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