Monetary policy, asset prices and the wealth channel

A counterfactual analysis of the United Kingdom economy


Bachelor Thesis, 2010

53 Pages, Grade: 5.75 von 6


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Table of contents

1 Introduction

2 Asset prices and their effects on the real economy
2.1 Asset prices and asset bubbles
2.2 Effects on the real economy
2.2.1 Wealth channel
2.2.2 Liquidity channel
2.3 Arguments pro and contra monetary action

3 Counterfactual analysis
3.1 Basic model
3.2 Asset prices model
3.3 Methodology
3.4 Dataset
3.5 Parameter estimates
3.6 Impulse response tests

4 Results
4.1 Loss function
4.2 Baseline results compared with reaction to asset prices
4.3 Optimal policy parameters
4.4 Robustness tests
4.4.1 Different baseline error terms
4.4.2 Random shocks
4.4.3 Different magnitude of the wealth channel

5 Conclusion

References

Appendix A: Graphs and statistics

Appendix B: MATLAB code

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Title
Monetary policy, asset prices and the wealth channel
Subtitle
A counterfactual analysis of the United Kingdom economy
College
University of St. Gallen
Grade
5.75 von 6
Author
Year
2010
Pages
53
Catalog Number
V179138
ISBN (eBook)
9783656015437
ISBN (Book)
9783656015130
File size
645 KB
Language
English
Notes
Keywords
Blasen, Wohlstandskanal, DSGE Modell, Geldpolitik, makroökonomie, monetary policy, wealth channel, macroeconomics, speculative bubbles, Bank of England
Quote paper
Jonathan Horlacher (Author), 2010, Monetary policy, asset prices and the wealth channel, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/179138

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