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MONETARY FEEDBACK RULES AND EQUILIBRIUM DETERMINACY IN PURE EXCHANGE OVERLAPPING GENERATIONS MODELS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2017

Ahmad Naimzada ,
Nicolò Pecora  and
Alessandro Spelta
Ahmad Naimzada
Affiliation:
University of Milano - Bicocca
Nicolò Pecora*
Affiliation:
Catholic University
Alessandro Spelta
Affiliation:
University of Pavia
*
Address correspondence to: Nicolò Pecora, Department of Economics and Social Science, Catholic University, Via Emilia\Parmense 84, 29100, Piacenza, Italy; e-mail: nicolo.pecora@unicatt.it.
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Abstract

This paper considers a pure exchange overlapping generations model in which the money-growth rate is endogenous and follows a feedback rule. Different specifications for the monetary policy rule are analyzed, namely a so-called current, forward, or backward-looking feedback rule, depending on whether the monetary authority uses the actual, expected, or last observed values of the inflation rate to set the monetary policy. We study how the responsiveness of the policy rule with respect to inflation affects the determinacy of the monetary equilibrium. A policy rule is called aggressive (moderate) if it responds strongly (moderately) to inflation deviations from the target. We show how aggressive feedback rules, depending on the considered timing, can reinforce mechanisms that lead to indeterminacy or may lead the inflation rate to fluctuate around the monetary equilibrium at which monetary policy is aggressive. A leaning against the wind policy seems to be more desirable from an equilibrium determinacy point of view. On the contrary, a leaning with the wind policy could not be the recommended policy for the Central Bank.

Keywords

OLG ModelMonetary Policy RulesPerfect Foresight EquilibriumIndeterminacy
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Macroeconomic Dynamics , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 2019 , pp. 29 - 51
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2017 

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Footnotes

We thank two anonymous referees for valuable comments and remarks. The usual caveats apply.

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