Financial Frictions in Macroeconomic Models
Financial Frictions in Macroeconomic Models
- Alfred DuncanAlfred DuncanSchool of Economics, University of Kent
- and Charles NolanCharles NolanAdam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow
Summary
In recent decades, macroeconomic researchers have looked to incorporate financial intermediaries explicitly into business-cycle models. These modeling developments have helped us to understand the role of the financial sector in the transmission of policy and external shocks into macroeconomic dynamics. They also have helped us to understand better the consequences of financial instability for the macroeconomy. Large gaps remain in our knowledge of the interactions between the financial sector and macroeconomic outcomes. Specifically, the effects of financial stability and macroprudential policies are not well understood.
Subjects
- Econometrics, Experimental and Quantitative Methods
- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics