An expansionary monetary policy shock increases the entry rate and the number of firms in the US. A pure sticky price model predicts that the number of firms in the economy should go down after a monetary expansion, but this prediction is at odds with the empirical findings. In marked contrast,...

Ziel der vorliegenden Arbeit ist es zu prüfen, inwieweit unterschiedliche Varianten berechenbarer dynamischer Gleichgewichtsmodelle die empirische Evidenz zum monetären Transmissionsmechanismus nachbilden. Die zentrale Frage dieser Arbeit, inwieweit nominale Rigiditäten zu Trägheiten des...

Mortgages are prime examples of long-term nominal loans. As a result, under incomplete asset markets, monetary policy can affect household decisions through the cost of new mortgage borrowing and the value of payments on outstanding debt. These channels are distinct from the transmission through...