The Transmission of Monetary Policy in a Multi-Sector Economy

Serie

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Resumen

• This paper constructs and estimates a sticky-price, Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model with heterogenous production sectors. Sectors differ in price stickiness, capital-adjustment costs and production technology, and use output from each other as material and investment inputs following an Input-Output Matrix and Capital Flow Table that represent the U.S. economy. By relaxing the standard assumption of symmetry, this model allows different sectoral dynamics in response to monetary policy shocks. The model is estimated by Simulated Method of Moments using sectoral and aggregate U.S. time series. Results indicate 1) substantial heterogeneity in price stickiness across sectors, with quantitatively larger differences between services and goods than previously found in micro studies that focus on final goods alone, 2) a strong sensitivity to monetary policy shocks on the part of construction and durable manufacturing, and 3) similar quantitative predictions at the aggregate level by the multi-sector model and a standard model that assumes symmetry across sectors.

autores

• BOUAKEZ, Hafed
• Cardia, Emanuela
• Ruge-Murcia, Francisco Javier

fecha de publicación

• 2005

Área temática

• E3 - Precios, fluctuaciones y ciclos económicos
• E4 - Dinero y tipos de interés
• E5 - Política monetaria, bancos centrales, oferta de dinero y crédito

Enfoque geográfico

• North America  Continent
• United States of America  Country

Líneas de investigación

• Monetary Policy
• Multi-Sector Models
• Sticky DGSE Models

Issue

• 2005-16