The cost of tractability and the Calvo pricing assumption

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This paper demonstrates that tractability gained from the Calvo pricing assumption is costly in terms of aggregate dynamics. I derive a generalized New Keynesian Phillips curve featuring a generalized hazard function, non-zero steady state inflation and real rigidity. Analytically, I find that important dynamics in the NKPC are canceled out due to the restrictive Calvo assumption. I also present a general result, showing that, under certain conditions, this generalized Calvo pricing model generates the same aggregate dynamics as the generalized Taylor model with heterogeneous price durations. The richer dynamic structure introduced by the non-constant hazards is also quantitatively important to the inflation dynamics. Incorporation of real rigidity and trend inflation strengthen this effect even further. With reasonable parameter values, the model accounts for hump-shaped impulse responses of inflation to the monetary shock, and the real effects of monetary shocks are 2-3 times higher than those in the Calvo model.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SFB 649 Discussion Paper ; No. 2009,042

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; General Aggregative Models: Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian ; Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
• Subject: Hazard function ; nominal rigidity ; real rigidity ; new Keynesian Phillips curve ; New-Keynesian Phillips Curve ; Statistische Bestandsanalyse ; Preisrigidität ; Geldpolitik ; Schock ; Inflation ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Yao, Fang
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Humboldt University of Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649 - Economic Risk
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2009

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/39282
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:42 AM CET