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Asset prices, nominal rigidities, and monetary policy

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  • Charles T. Carlstrom
  • Timothy S. Fuerst

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Should monetary policy respond to asset prices? This paper analyzes this question from the vantage point of equilibrium determinacy.

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  • Charles T. Carlstrom & Timothy S. Fuerst, 2004. "Asset prices, nominal rigidities, and monetary policy," Working Papers (Old Series) 0413, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
  • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcwp:0413
    DOI: 10.26509/frbc-wp-200413
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy; Banks and banking; Central;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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