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Uncovering the Effects of the Zero Lower Bound with an Endogenous Financial Wedge

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  • Dan Cao
  • Wenlan Luo
  • Guangyu Nie

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We study the effects of the zero lower bound (ZLB) on the severity of financial crises using an incomplete markets New Keynesian model with two occasionally binding constraints: a ZLB on the nominal interest rate and a borrowing constraint tied to an asset price. The model's financial wedge corresponds to an endogenous multiplier on the borrowing constraint. Binding ZLB exacerbates financial crises through its interaction with the asset fire sale vicious cycle, driving up the financial wedge. Our results offer a novel reinterpretation of the negligible effect of the ZLB in representative agent New Keynesian models with exogenous wedges.

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  • Dan Cao & Wenlan Luo & Guangyu Nie, 2023. "Uncovering the Effects of the Zero Lower Bound with an Endogenous Financial Wedge," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 15(1), pages 135-172, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:aea:aejmac:v:15:y:2023:i:1:p:135-72
    DOI: 10.1257/mac.20200495
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    1. Jiahui Chen & Guangyu Nie, 2023. "Valuation Effects of US–China Trade Conflict: The Role of Institutional Investors," China & World Economy, Institute of World Economics and Politics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, vol. 31(6), pages 56-78, November.
    2. Dan Cao & Wenlan Luo & Guangyu Nie, 2023. "Global GDSGE Models," Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics, vol. 51, pages 199-225, December.

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    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises

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