We assess the effects of financial shocks on inflation, and to what extent financial shocks can account for the … shocks through sign restrictions. Our main finding is that expansionary financial shocks temporarily lower inflation. This … during the latest financial crisis. We then explore the transmission channels of financial shocks relevant for inflation, and …

This paper investigates the optimal monetary policy response to a shock to collateral when policymakers act under … constrained consumers. Our results confirm the literature on model uncertainty with respect to a cost-push shock. Insuring against … model misspecification leads to a more aggressive policy response. The same is true for a shock to collateral. A preference …

This paper studies the effects of three financial shocks in the economy: a net-worth shock, an uncertainty or risk … shock, and a credit-spread shock. We argue that only the latter can push the nominal interest rate against its zero lower … bound. Further, a recessionary shock to the net worth or the credit spread generates a positive response for loans, which is …