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A tale of three prices: Monetary policy and autonomous consumption in the US

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This paper empirically assesses the role of monetary policy, real estate prices, housing rent, and consumer prices in the determination of autonomous consumption and output. To do this, six different Structural VAR models are estimated on US quarterly data for the period 1970-2020. The estimations suggest that: i. houses’ own interest rate (which reflects the actual cost of buying a house) produces more persistent and statistically significant effects on autonomous consumption and on output than the real interest rate; ii. monetary policy transmission works through autonomous consumption, in particular via changes in housing prices; iii. autonomous consumption shocks trigger persistent and long-lasting effects on the output level. Last, when analysing separately the three price indexes considered, it is possible to observe the emergence of a price puzzle.

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  • Barbieri Góes, Maria Cristina, 2023. "A tale of three prices: Monetary policy and autonomous consumption in the US," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 115-127.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:67:y:2023:i:c:p:115-127
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.07.003
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    Monetary policy; Housing prices; Supermultiplier; SVAR; US;
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    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E11 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Marxian; Sraffian; Kaleckian
    • 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
    • R21 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Housing Demand

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