A Theory of Macroprudential Policies in the Presence of Nominal Rigidities

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Farhi, Emmanuel; Werning, Ivan
• 署名单位: Harvard University; Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
• 刊物名称: ECONOMETRICA
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0012-9682
• DOI: 10.3982/ECTA11883
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 1645-1704
• 关键词: monetary-policy; MARKET; externalities; INEFFICIENCY; equilibrium; taxation

摘要

We propose a theory of monetary policy and macroprudential interventions in financial markets. We focus on economies with nominal rigidities in goods and labor markets and subject to constraints on monetary policy, such as the zero lower bound or fixed exchange rates. We identify an aggregate demand externality that can be corrected by macroprudential interventions in financial markets. Ex post, the distribution of wealth across agents affects aggregate demand and output. Ex ante, however, these effects are not internalized in private financial decisions. We provide a simple formula for the required financial interventions that depends on a small number of measurable sufficient statistics. We also characterize optimal monetary policy. We extend our framework to incorporate pecuniary externalities, providing a unified approach to both externalities. Finally, we provide a number of applications which illustrate the relevance of our theory.