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Markups and inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic
Staff Analytical Note 2023-8
Olga Bilyk,
Timothy Grieder,
Mikael Khan
We find that prices and costs for consumer-oriented firms moved roughly one-for-one during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means firms fully passed rising costs through to the prices they charged. However, our results are suggestive, given data limitations and the uncertainty associated with estimating markups.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff analytical notes
Topic(s):
Firm dynamics,
Inflation and prices
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
D4,
E,
E2,
E3,
L,
L1
What People Believe About Monetary Finance and What We Can(’t) Do About It: Evidence from a Large-Scale, Multi-Country Survey Experiment
Staff Working Paper 2023-36
Cars Hommes,
Julien Pinter,
Isabelle Salle
We conduct a large-scale survey to shed light on what people believe about public finance. An experiment demonstrates that central bank communication can persistently shift views on monetary financing. It further suggests that views on monetary financing impact support for fiscal discipline.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Fiscal policy,
Monetary policy
JEL Code(s):
C,
C8,
C83,
E,
E5,
E58,
E6,
E60,
E62,
E7,
E70,
G,
G5,
G53,
H,
H3,
H31
Monetary Policy Transmission, Bank Market Power, and Wholesale Funding Reliance
Staff Working Paper 2023-35
Amina Enkhbold
I study how banking market concentration and reliance on wholesale funding affect monetary policy transmission to mortgage rates. I find that this transmission is imperfect and dampens the response of consumption, output, and housing prices.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Financial institutions,
Inflation targets,
Monetary policy transmission,
Wholesale funding
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E44,
E5,
E52,
G,
G2,
G21
Unpacking Moving: A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Model with Wealth
Staff Working Paper 2023-34
Elisa Giannone,
Qi Li,
Nuno Paixão,
Xinle Pang
We propose a model to understand low observed migration rates by considering the interaction between location and wealth decisions. We look at different policies and find that temporary moving vouchers only slightly increase welfare, while lower housing regulations can decrease the welfare gap by lowering house prices nationwide.
Privacy-Preserving Post-Quantum Credentials for Digital Payments
Staff Working Paper 2023-33
Raza Ali Kazmi,
Duc-Phong Le,
Cyrus Minwalla
Digital payments and decentralized systems enable the creation of new financial products and services for users. One core challenge in digital payments is the need to protect users from fraud and abuse while retaining privacy in individual transactions. We propose a pseudonymous credential scheme for use in payment systems to tackle this problem.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Digital currencies and fintech,
Payment clearing and settlement systems
JEL Code(s):
E,
E4,
E42,
G,
G2,
G21,
O,
O3,
O31
SME Failures Under Large Liquidity Shocks: An Application to the COVID-19 Crisis
Staff Working Paper 2023-32
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas,
Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan,
Veronika Penciakova,
Nicholas Sander
We study the effects of financial frictions on firm exit when firms face large liquidity shocks. We develop a simple model of firm cost-minimization that introduces a financial friction that limits firms’ borrowing capacity to smooth temporary shocks to liquidity.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Firm dynamics,
International topics
JEL Code(s):
D,
D2,
D21,
D22,
E,
E6,
E65,
H,
H8,
H81
The Macroeconomic Effects of Portfolio Equity Inflows
Staff Working Paper 2023-31
Nick Sander
I provide evidence that portfolio equity inflows can have expansionary effects on GDP and inflation if not offset by monetary policy. I use a shift-share instrument to estimate equity inflows based on plausibly exogenous timing of inflows into mutual funds with heterogeneous country portfolios.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
International financial markets,
International topics,
Monetary policy
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E32,
F,
F3,
F32,
F4,
F44
Understanding Inflation Dynamics: The Role of Government Expenditures
We study the impact government expenditure has on inflation. We find that changes in government expenditure account for a substantial portion of inflation variations. We also find that inflation and inflation expectations respond negatively to fiscal spending shocks, reaffirming the supply-side channel through which inflation responds to fiscal expansions.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Central bank research,
Fiscal policy,
Inflation and prices
JEL Code(s):
E,
E3,
E6,
E62,
E63
Time Use and Macroeconomic Uncertainty
Staff Working Paper 2023-29
Matteo Cacciatore,
Stefano Gnocchi,
Daniela Hauser
We estimate the effects of economic uncertainty on time use and discuss its macroeconomic implications. We develop a model to demonstrate that substitution between market and non-market work provides an additional insurance margin to households, weakening precautionary savings and labour supply and lowering aggregate demand, ultimately amplifying the contractionary effects of uncertainty.
Content Type(s):
Staff research,
Staff working papers
Topic(s):
Business fluctuations and cycles,
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19),
Domestic demand and components,
Monetary policy and uncertainty
JEL Code(s):
E,
E2,
E24,
E3,
E32,
E5,
E52,
J,
J2,
J22