Monetary and Macroprudential Policy with Endogenous Risk

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Tobias Adrian

International Monetary Fund

Fernando Duarte

Brown University

Nellie Liang

Brookings Institution

Pawel Zabczyk

International Monetary Fund MCMMP

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Date Written: November 1, 2020

Abstract

We extend the New Keynesian (NK) model to include endogenous risk. Lower interest rates not only shift consumption intertemporally but also conditional output risk via their impact on risk-taking, giving rise to a vulnerability channel of monetary policy. The model fits the conditional output gap distribution and can account for medium-term increases in downside risks when financial conditions are loose. The policy prescriptions are very different from those in the standard NK model: monetary policy that focuses purely on inflation and output-gap stabilization can lead to instability. Macroprudential measures can mitigate the intertemporal risk-return tradeoff created by the vulnerability channel.

JEL Classification: E52, E32, E44, G28

Suggested Citation

Adrian, Tobias and Duarte, Fernando and Liang, Nellie and Zabczyk, Pawel, Monetary and Macroprudential Policy with Endogenous Risk (November 1, 2020). IMF Working Paper No. 20/236, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3758069

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Fernando Duarte

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Nellie Liang

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Pawel Zabczyk

International Monetary Fund MCMMP ( email )

International Monetary Fund
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Washington, DC 20431
United States

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