We use an estimated medium-scale HANK model to investigate how the tradeoff between stabilizing inflation and consumption volatility varies for households with different levels of wealth. Consumption for the rich is mostly affected by demand shocks via their exposure to highly procyclical...

Contrary to claims in studies on financial economics, a sparse database often obscures the identification of parameters in macroeconomic models. These identification problems originate from the poorly defined mapping between a structural model and reduced-form parameters. Hence, researchers rely...

We introduce an estimated medium scale Heterogeneous-Agent New Keynesian model for forecasting and policy analysis in the Euro Area and discuss the applications of this type of models in central banks, focusing on two main exercises. First, we examine an alternative scenario for monetary policy...

The main objective of this article was to describe two asymmetric perspectives of the aggregate imbalance approach. Starting from the contrast of the Rational Expectations and Keynesian approaches, we analyze the characterization that the general reserve makes of the causes of inflation and the...

An Austrian interpretation of the New Keynesian small menu cost model of the business cycle is proposed. Austrian and New Keynesian business cycle theories share the feature that the cycle is generated by rigidities which prevent the economy from adapting instantaneously to changing conditions....

The New-Keynesian aggregate supply derives from micro-foundations an inflation-dynamics model very much like the tradition in the monetary literature. Inflation is primarily affected by: (i) Economic slack; (ii) Expectations; (iii) Supply shocks; and, (iv) Inflation persistence.This paper...

This paper provides an introduction to Keynesian macroeconomic theory as Keynes explained it in The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money. Keynes emphasized the principle of effective demand, and argued that the gap between demand for consumption and aggregate supply would increase...

In this paper we reconsider a general disequilibrium model of an applied orientation, exhibiting a detailed modelling of the private housing sector, which we have developed in a series of working papers starting from the Murphy model for the Australian economy. This modelling approach is...

Empirical evidence demonstrates that credit standards, including lending margins and collateral requirements, move in a countercyclical direction. In this study, we construct a small open economy model with financial frictions to generate the countercyclical movement in credit standards. Our...

This paper explores the ability of the New Keynesian (NK) model to explain the recent periods of quiet and stable inflation at near-zero nominal interest rates. We show that temporary and permanent shocks to the natural rate (and inflation) are sufficient for the ability of the simple NK model...