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Monetary Policy Transmission In A Macroeconomic Agent-Based Model

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  • JOERI SCHASFOORT

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Nettelbosje 2, Groningen, 9747 AE, The Netherlands)

  • ANTOINE GODIN

    (Agence Francaise de Developpement, 5 Rue Roland-Barthes, 75012 Paris, France3Centre d' Economic de l'Université de, Paris Nord UMR CNRs 7234, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France)

  • DIRK BEZEMER

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Nettelbosje 2, Groningen, 9747 AE, The Netherlands)

  • ALESSANDRO CAIANI

    (Marche Polytechnic, Ancona, Italy)

  • STEPHEN KINSELLA

    (Economics Department, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland)

Abstract

In this paper we explore the variety of monetary policy transmission channels in an agent-based macroeconomic model. We identify eight transmission channels and present a model based on [Caiani et al., J. Econ. Dyn. Contr. 69 (2016) 375–480], extended with an interbank market. We then analyze model simulation results of interest rate shocks in terms of GDP and inflation for four of the transmission channels. We find these effects to be small, in line with the view that monetary policy is a weak tool to control inflation.

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  • Joeri Schasfoort & Antoine Godin & Dirk Bezemer & Alessandro Caiani & Stephen Kinsella, 2017. "Monetary Policy Transmission In A Macroeconomic Agent-Based Model," Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(08), pages 1-35, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:acsxxx:v:20:y:2017:i:08:n:s0219525918500030
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219525918500030
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