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The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Redistributions and Durable Purchases Vincent Sterk and Silvana Tenreyro UCL, LSE DNB, November 2015 Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 1 / 28 The Monetary Transmission Mechanism


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The Transmission of Monetary Policy through Redistributions and Durable Purchases

Vincent Sterk and Silvana Tenreyro

UCL, LSE

DNB, November 2015

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The Monetary Transmission Mechanism

Workhorse models of monetary policy: are centred on nominal rigidities (New Keynesian model)

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The Monetary Transmission Mechanism

Workhorse models of monetary policy: are centred on nominal rigidities (New Keynesian model) abstract from redistributional e¤ects (representative agent)

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 3 / 28

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 3 / 28

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure

government or …scal authority: net debtor

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure

government or …scal authority: net debtor key role for durables

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure

government or …scal authority: net debtor key role for durables

I in line with VAR evidence Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 3 / 28

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure

government or …scal authority: net debtor key role for durables

I in line with VAR evidence

monetary policy implemented through open market operations

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This paper

Study di¤erent channel of monetary transmission. Simple DSGE model no sticky prices or nominal wages

I integrate later

heterogeneous households

I parsimonious life-cycle structure

government or …scal authority: net debtor key role for durables

I in line with VAR evidence

monetary policy implemented through open market operations

I contrast to “helicopter drops” Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 3 / 28

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

I Wallace (1981), Sargent & Smith (1982), Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 4 / 28

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

I Wallace (1981), Sargent & Smith (1982), I Eggertsson & Woodford (2003), Woodford (2011)... Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 4 / 28

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

I Wallace (1981), Sargent & Smith (1982), I Eggertsson & Woodford (2003), Woodford (2011)... I ...but all of the above rule out redistributional e¤ects Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 4 / 28

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

I Wallace (1981), Sargent & Smith (1982), I Eggertsson & Woodford (2003), Woodford (2011)... I ...but all of the above rule out redistributional e¤ects

Fiscal authorities do not “undo” the redistributive e¤ects from MP

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Monetary policy implementation

Open Market Operation (OMO): central bank sells/buys short-term bonds Modern practice

I more sophisticated OMOs since …nancial crisis (e.g., longer-term

securities)

Theoretical literature: irrelevance results found in:

I Wallace (1981), Sargent & Smith (1982), I Eggertsson & Woodford (2003), Woodford (2011)... I ...but all of the above rule out redistributional e¤ects

Fiscal authorities do not “undo” the redistributive e¤ects from MP

I when researchers estimate the transmission mechanisms, these e¤ects

are present...

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

I durable boom: increase in employment and output Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 5 / 28

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

I durable boom: increase in employment and output I with search and matching frictions: increase in investment in durable

matches (employment rises)

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

I durable boom: increase in employment and output I with search and matching frictions: increase in investment in durable

matches (employment rises)

reduction in real government debt and persistent increase in central bank revenues

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

I durable boom: increase in employment and output I with search and matching frictions: increase in investment in durable

matches (employment rises)

reduction in real government debt and persistent increase in central bank revenues

I rebated to tax-payers via the Treasury (2-3% of G) Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 5 / 28

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The transmission channel in our model - preview

Expansionary OMO triggers: an increase in prices, surprise destruction of nominal private wealth a negative wealth e¤ect for households, particularly old increased incentive save for retirement = ) lower real interest rate a substitution towards durables

I durable boom: increase in employment and output I with search and matching frictions: increase in investment in durable

matches (employment rises)

reduction in real government debt and persistent increase in central bank revenues

I rebated to tax-payers via the Treasury (2-3% of G) I breakdown Ricardian Equivalence Sterk and Tenreyro (UCL, LSE) OMO DNB, November 2015 5 / 28

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Empirical evidence

VectorAutoRegresson

Figure: Responses to an expansionary monetary policy shock, identi…ed following Gertler and Karadi (2015).

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Model

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Setup

Closed economy, overlapping generations.

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Setup

Closed economy, overlapping generations. 2 life cycle stages (young, old), stochastic ageing (prob. ρo) and death (prob. ρx), Gertler (1999).

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Setup

Closed economy, overlapping generations. 2 life cycle stages (young, old), stochastic ageing (prob. ρo) and death (prob. ρx), Gertler (1999). Following retirement, immediate death shock may occur.

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Setup

Closed economy, overlapping generations. 2 life cycle stages (young, old), stochastic ageing (prob. ρo) and death (prob. ρx), Gertler (1999). Following retirement, immediate death shock may occur. Population size normalized to one. Stationary population: ρoν = ρx (1 ν + ρoν) where ν is the fraction of young agents in the population (#newborn=#aging=#dying).

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Setup

Young agents supply labor (ht), old agents are not productive

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Setup

Young agents supply labor (ht), old agents are not productive Agents derive utility from non-durables (ct), durables (dt) and money (mt). No utility from bequests.

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Setup

Young agents supply labor (ht), old agents are not productive Agents derive utility from non-durables (ct), durables (dt) and money (mt). No utility from bequests. Agents can also save in bonds (bt)

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Setup

Firms are perfectly competitive, producing durables and non-durables with the same technology yt = ht. They rent labor on an competitive labor market. Pro…t maximization implies wt = 1.

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Setup

Firms are perfectly competitive, producing durables and non-durables with the same technology yt = ht. They rent labor on an competitive labor market. Pro…t maximization implies wt = 1. Government consists of a central bank and a Treasury.

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Setup

Firms are perfectly competitive, producing durables and non-durables with the same technology yt = ht. They rent labor on an competitive labor market. Pro…t maximization implies wt = 1. Government consists of a central bank and a Treasury. The treasury makes a transfer τs

t to each household of type s. We

denote an agent’s life-cycle status by superscript s 2 fn, y, og, with n denoting a newborn young agent, y a pre-existing young agent, and o an old agent.

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Setup

Firms are perfectly competitive, producing durables and non-durables with the same technology yt = ht. They rent labor on an competitive labor market. Pro…t maximization implies wt = 1. Government consists of a central bank and a Treasury. The treasury makes a transfer τs

t to each household of type s. We

denote an agent’s life-cycle status by superscript s 2 fn, y, og, with n denoting a newborn young agent, y a pre-existing young agent, and o an old agent. Wealth of deceased agents equally distributed among the young.

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Old agents

Optimization problem old agent (s = o) in real terms: V o(a, Γ) = max

c,d,m,b U(c, d, m) + β (1 ρx) EV o(a0, Γ0)

s.t. c + d + m + b = a + τo a0 (1 δ) d + m 1 + π0 + (1 + r) b 1 + π0 , c, d, m 0, where V o(a, Γ) is the value function, a denotes individual wealth, Γ is the aggregate state and π is the net rate of in‡ation. Also, β is the agents’ subjective discount factor, δ is the depreciation rate of durables and E is the conditional expectations operator.

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Young agents

Optimization problem young agents (s = n, y) V s(a, Γ) = max

c,d,m,b,h U(c, d, m) ζ h1+κ

1 + κ + β (1 ρo) EV y(a0, Γ0) +βρo (1 ρx) EV o(a0, Γ0) s.t. c + d + m + b = a + wh + τbq + τs, a0 (1 δ) d + m 1 + π0 + (1 + r) b 1 + π0 , c, d, m 0, where w is the wage rate and τbq is a bequest transfer. In the utility function ζ > 0 is a scaling’s parameter and κ > 0 determines the Frisch elasticity of labor supply.

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Central Bank

The central bank controls the nominal money supply, Mt, by conducting open market operations. In particular, the central bank can sell or buy government bonds. We denote the stock of bonds held by the central bank as Bcb

t .

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Central Bank

The central bank controls the nominal money supply, Mt, by conducting open market operations. In particular, the central bank can sell or buy government bonds. We denote the stock of bonds held by the central bank as Bcb

t .

The use of these open market operations implies that: Bcb

t

Bcb

t1 = Mt Mt1.

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Central Bank

The central bank controls the nominal money supply, Mt, by conducting open market operations. In particular, the central bank can sell or buy government bonds. We denote the stock of bonds held by the central bank as Bcb

t .

The use of these open market operations implies that: Bcb

t

Bcb

t1 = Mt Mt1.

The central bank transfers its accounting pro…t -seigniorage- to the

  • treasury. The remittance, labeled τcb

t , is given by:

τcb

t

= rt1bcb

t1

1 + πt .

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Central Bank

The central bank controls the nominal money supply, Mt, by conducting open market operations. In particular, the central bank can sell or buy government bonds. We denote the stock of bonds held by the central bank as Bcb

t .

The use of these open market operations implies that: Bcb

t

Bcb

t1 = Mt Mt1.

The central bank transfers its accounting pro…t -seigniorage- to the

  • treasury. The remittance, labeled τcb

t , is given by:

τcb

t

= rt1bcb

t1

1 + πt . To analyze monetary policy shocks, we assume that Mt is driven by an exogenous process subject to stochastic shocks.

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Treasury

We abstract from government consumption/investment.

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Treasury

We abstract from government consumption/investment. The treasury runs a balanced budget, but starts o¤ with an initial level of bonds Bg

t1 (which will be negative). The treasury’s budget

constraint in real terms is: rt1bg

t1

1 + πt + τcb

t

= νρoτn

t + ν (1 ρo) τy t + (1 ν) τo t

where the total amount of transfers is adjusted to balance the government’s budget

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Treasury

We abstract from government consumption/investment. The treasury runs a balanced budget, but starts o¤ with an initial level of bonds Bg

t1 (which will be negative). The treasury’s budget

constraint in real terms is: rt1bg

t1

1 + πt + τcb

t

= νρoτn

t + ν (1 ρo) τy t + (1 ν) τo t

where the total amount of transfers is adjusted to balance the government’s budget Net bene…ciary is the government. Key how it redistributes gain.

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Treasury

Retired agents are assumed not to be subject to transfers/taxes, i.e. we set τo

t = 0.

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Treasury

Retired agents are assumed not to be subject to transfers/taxes, i.e. we set τo

t = 0.

To render the model tractable, we assume that transfers to newborns equal the after tax wealth of pre-existing young agents. This is achieved by setting: ay

t + τy t = τn t

where ay

t is the average wealth among pre-existing young agents.

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Treasury

Retired agents are assumed not to be subject to transfers/taxes, i.e. we set τo

t = 0.

To render the model tractable, we assume that transfers to newborns equal the after tax wealth of pre-existing young agents. This is achieved by setting: ay

t + τy t = τn t

where ay

t is the average wealth among pre-existing young agents.

What arises is a representative young agent. We preserve heterogeneity between old and young agents, as well as heterogeneity among old agents.

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Market clearing

Market clearing constraints durables and non-durables: ct = νcy

t + (1 ν) co t

dt = νdy

t + (1 ν) do t ,

Resource constraint, clearing conditions for money and bond market: ct + dt = νhy

t + (1 δ) dt1,

mt = νmy

t + (1 ν) mo t ,

= bg

t + bcb t + νby t + (1 ν) bo t

Magnitude bequest transfer: τbq

t

= ρx R

i:s=o

ai,tdi + ρoρxνay

t

ν

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Equilibrium

De…nition. A recursive competitive equilibrium is de…ned by policy rules for non-durable consumption, cs(a, Γ), durable consumption, ds(a, Γ), money holdings, ms(a, Γ), bond holdings, bs(a, Γ), labor supply, hs(a, Γ), with s = n, y, o, cb, g, as well as laws of motion for in‡ation, the nominal interest rate and the real wage, such that households optimize their expected life-time utility subject to their constraints and the law of motion for the aggregate state, the treasury and central banks follow their speci…ed policies, the markets for bonds, money, goods and labor clear in every period. The aggregate state Γ includes the value of the monetary policy shock, the distribution of wealth among agents, as well as the initial holdings of assets by households, the treasury and the central bank.

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Representative agent version

If we set ρx = 1 old agents are e¤ectively removed from the model.

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Representative agent version

If we set ρx = 1 old agents are e¤ectively removed from the model. Given the transfers to newborns, the model becomes observationally equivalent to one with an in…nitely-lived representative agent with subjective discount factor e β = β (1 ρo).

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Representative agent version

If we set ρx = 1 old agents are e¤ectively removed from the model. Given the transfers to newborns, the model becomes observationally equivalent to one with an in…nitely-lived representative agent with subjective discount factor e β = β (1 ρo). Easy to show that monetary policy becomes neutral with respect to real activity when utility is separable in money and consumption. No wealth e¤ects (Weil (1991)).

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Monetary neutrality

Following arguments similar to Sidrauski (1967) one can show that, provided that money and goods enter the utility function separably, monetary policy does not a¤ect real outcomes. To show this, consider the representative agent’s …rst-order conditions for durables, labor supply, and the aggregate resource constraint: Uc,t = Ud,t + e β (1 δ) EtUc,t+1 Uc,t = ζhκ

t

ct + dt = ht + (1 δ) dt1 where Uc,t and Ud,t are, respectively, the agents’ marginal utilities with respect to non-durables and durables. Under preference separability, this is a closed dynamic system of 3 equations and 3 endogenous variables. No nominal variables enter this system.

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Adding search and matching frictions

Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides style matching friction. Young workers live in representative family, as in Merz (1995) and Andolfatto (1996). Workers are born without a job, lose job with …xed probability. Search for jobs when unemployed, accept any job o¤er in equilibrium. ) shut o¤ labour supply chanel. Employment determined by …rms’ endogenous vacancy posting decision. ) worker-…rm relationships are durables.

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Quantitative implementation

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Computation

Models with wealth heterogeneity and aggregate ‡uctuations typically di¢cult to solve, because wealth distribution is part of the economic state (Krusell and Smith (1998)).

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Computation

Models with wealth heterogeneity and aggregate ‡uctuations typically di¢cult to solve, because wealth distribution is part of the economic state (Krusell and Smith (1998)). Despite the presence of heterogeneity, our model can be solved using standard methods (…rst-order perturbation), under the following preferences: U(ci,t, di,t, mi,t) = u1σ

i,t

1 1 σ , ui,t

  • h

c

ǫ1 ǫ

i,t

+ ηd

ǫ1 ǫ

i,t

+ µm

ǫ1 ǫ

i,t

i

ǫ ǫ1 ,

σ, ǫ, η, µ > 0. Baseline: σ = ǫ = 1 (separability).

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Shock process

Money growth rule: Mt Mt1 = 1 + zt where zt is a mean reverting process following: zt = ξ (m mt1) + εt, ξ 2 [0, 1), where εt is an i.i.d. shock innovation. (Implicit in‡ation target is zero.)

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Parameter values (quarterly model)

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Expansionary monetary policy shock

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Young versus old

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Monetary expansion

OMO vs helicopter drop

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Conclusions

Simple life-cycle DSGE model without nominal rigidities Responses to monetary policy shocks in line with VAR evidence: key role for durables

I can help the NK model in …tting the data

Transmission mechanism: two redistributional channels:

I Among households I Between households and government

Implementation of monetary policy matters (OMO vs helicopter drop)

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