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Monetary Policy in a Model of Growth
Author(s) -
Albert Queraltó
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international finance discussion papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2767-4509
pISSN - 1073-2500
DOI - 10.17016/ifdp.2022.1340
Subject(s) - economics , monetary policy , monetary economics , productivity , inflation (cosmology) , endogenous growth theory , business cycle , aggregate demand , new keynesian economics , recession , shock (circulatory) , subsidy , inflation targeting , macroeconomics , market economy , physics , theoretical physics , medicine , human capital
Empirical evidence suggests that recessions have long-run effects on the economy's productive capacity. Recent literature embeds endogenous growth mechanisms within business cycle models to account for these "scarring" effects. The optimal conduct of monetary policy in these settings, however, remains largely unexplored. This paper augments the standard sticky-price New Keynesian (NK) to allow for endogenous dynamics in aggregate productivity. The model has a representation similar to the two-equation NK model, with an additional condition linking productivity growth to current and expected future output gaps. Absent state contingency in the subsidies that correct the externalities associated with productivity growth, optimal monetary policy sets inflation above target whenever the subsidies fall short of the externalities. In the recovery from a spell at the ZLB, the optimal discretionary policy sets inflation temporarily above target, helping mitigate the long-run damage. Following a cost-push shock that creates inflationary pressure, the central bank tolerates a larger rise in inflation than in a model with exogenous productivity. The gains from commitment include the central bank's ability to make credible promises about future output gaps in a way that allows it to manipulate current productivity growth.

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