Yield curve in an estimated nonlinear macro model

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Yield curve in an estimated nonlinear macro model

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Taeyoung Doh

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Taeyoung Doh

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What moves the yield curve? This paper specifies and estimates a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model solved using a second order approximation to equilibrium conditions to answer this question. From the empirical analysis of U.S. data from 1983:Q1 to 2007:Q4, I find that the monetary policy response to the inflation gap defined by the difference between expected inflation and the inflation target of the central bank is a key channel transmitting macro shocks to the yield curve and that the degree of nominal rigidity determines which macro shocks are more important determinants of the yield curve. With the low degree of nominal rigidity, the inflation target of the central bank drives persistent movements of inflation and the yield curve while fluctuations of markups do so with the high degree of nominal rigidity. Although the estimated linear model puts nearly zero probability on the low degree of nominal rigidity, there is a positive probability mass in the nonlinear model. The analysis in this paper suggests caution on interpreting estimation results in which nonlinear terms of the DSGE model solution are ignored.

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NEP-ALL-2009-03-22 (All new papers)
NEP-CBA-2009-03-22 (Central Banking)
NEP-DGE-2009-03-22 (Dynamic General Equilibrium)
NEP-MAC-2009-03-22 (Macroeconomics)
NEP-MON-2009-03-22 (Monetary Economics)

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