Disinflation in a DSGE Perspective: Sacrifice Ratio Or Welfare Gain Ratio? by Guido Ascari and Tiziano Ropele
Disinflation in a DSGE Perspective: Sacrifice Ratio or Welfare Gain Ratio? by Guido Ascari and Tiziano Ropele
No. 1499 | March 2009
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Kiel Working Paper No. 1499 | March 2009
Disinflation in a DSGE Perspective: Sacrifice Ratio or Welfare Gain Ratio?
Guido Ascari and Tiziano Ropele
Abstract:
When taken to examine disinflation monetary policies, the current workhorse DSGE model of business cycle fluctuations successfully accounts for the main stylized facts in terms of recessionary effects and sacrifice ratio. We complement the transitional analysis of the short-run costs with a rigorous welfare evaluation and show that, despite the long-lasting economic downturn, disinflation entails non-zero overall welfare gains.
Keywords: Disinflation, Sacrifice ratio, Non-linearities
JEL classification: E31, E5.
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