The Flexible System of Global Models – FSGM
67 Pages Posted: 14 Apr 2015
Date Written: March 2015
Abstract
The Flexible System of Global Models (FSGM) is a group of models developed by the Economic Modeling Division of the IMF for policy analysis. A typical module of FSGM is a multi-region, forward-looking semi-structural global model consisting of 24 regions. Using the three core modules focused on the G-20, the euro area, and emerging market economies, this paper outlines the theory under-pinning the model, and illustrates its macroeconomic properties by presenting its responses under a wide range of experiments, including monetary, financial, demand, supply, fiscal and international shocks.
Keywords: Economic theory, Demand, Prices, Commodities, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Group of Twenty, General equilibrium models, dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models, macroeconomic interdependence, consumption, investment, trade, potential output, aggregate demand
JEL Classification: E12, E17, E52, E62, F41, F47
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