Arbeitspapier

Monetary Policy in the Presence of Random Wage Indexation

Empirical estimations suggest heavy-tailed unconditional distributions for inflation, the output gap and the interest rate. However, standard NK models used in policy analysis imply normal distributions for these variables. In this study, we propose a model which replicates the above mentioned empirical features of inflation,the output gap and the interest rate and subsequently investigate the conduct of monetary policy in this model. The novelty of this study is the introduction of random wage indexation as a source of multiplicative shocks. The findings of this study include the following: Firstly, the unconditional distributions of inflation, the output gap and the interest rates exhibit heavy-tailed characteristics. Secondly, under an indexation to lagged inflation scheme, there exists a positive relationship between expected inflation and conditional variance of inflation. Finally, it is better to target current inflation rather than lagged inflation when conducting monetary policy under a Taylor rule.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper ; No. 16-086/VI

Classification
Wirtschaft
Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
Money and Interest Rates: General
Monetary Policy
Subject
Wage Indexation
Monetary Policy

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Attey, Jonathan A.
de Vries, Casper G.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Tinbergen Institute
(where)
Amsterdam and Rotterdam
(when)
2016

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Attey, Jonathan A.
  • de Vries, Casper G.
  • Tinbergen Institute

Time of origin

  • 2016

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