Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications
Shadow Interest Rate
Jing Cynthia Wu Chicago Booth and NBER
Coauthors: Dora Xia (BIS) and Ji Zhang (Tsinghua)
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 1 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications ZLB: monetary policy
Before ZLB
I Central banks lower policy rates to stimulate aggregate demand
I Economists rely on them to study monetary policy
Policy rates at ZLB
I Japan, US, Europe
I Unconventional policy tools
I large-scale asset purchases (QE) I lending facilities I forward guidance
I Negative interest rates
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 2 / 63 New Keynesian models I Benchmark models: no unconventional monetary policy
I ZLB introduces structural break I counterfactual economic implications I computationally demanding I Wu and Zhang (2016): incorporate unconventional monetary policy
I sensible economic implications I tractable
Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications ZLB: economic models
Term structure models I Benchmark models
I Gaussian ATSM allows undesirably negative interest rates I It is especially problematic when interest rates are low I Our papers:
I Wu and Xia (JMCB 2016): model US yield curve with ZLB I Wu and Xia (2017): model recent negative interest rates in Europe
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 3 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications ZLB: economic models
Term structure models I Benchmark models
I Gaussian ATSM allows undesirably negative interest rates I It is especially problematic when interest rates are low I Our papers:
I Wu and Xia (JMCB 2016): model US yield curve with ZLB I Wu and Xia (2017): model recent negative interest rates in Europe
New Keynesian models I Benchmark models: no unconventional monetary policy
I ZLB introduces structural break I counterfactual economic implications I computationally demanding I Wu and Zhang (2016): incorporate unconventional monetary policy
I sensible economic implications I tractable
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 3 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Common theme: shadow rate
Black (1995) rt = max(st , r)
Wu-Xia Shadow Federal Funds Rate
Effective federal funds rate, end-of-month Wu-Xia shadow rate
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
-4% 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Wu and Xia (2015)
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 4 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Contributions - Wu and Xia (JMCB 2016)
Measuring the Macroeconomic Impact of Monetary Policy at the ZLB
I Develop an analytical approximation for SRTSM
I Shadow rate has similar dynamic correlations with macro variables as the fed funds rate did previously
I Our shadow rates for US, Euro area, and UK are available at
I Atlanta Fed I Haver Analytics I Thomson Reuters I Bloomberg
I Wu-Xia shadow rate has been discussed by
I Policy makers: Governor Powell (2013), Altig (2014) of the Atlanta Fed, Hakkio and Kahn (2014) of the Kansas City Fed I Media:The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg news, Bloomberg Businessweek, Forbes, Business Insider, VOX
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 5 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Contributions - Wu and Zhang (2016)
A Shadow Rate New Keynesian Model
I Present new empirical evidence relating the shadow rate to
I private interest rates I Fed’s balance sheet I Taylor rule
I Propose a New Keynesian model with the shadow rate
I accommodates both conventional and unconventional policies
I Microfoundations
I QE I lending facilities
I Economic implications
I a negative supply shock decreases output I data-consistent I contradicts standard models
I government-spending multiplier is not larger than normal
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 6 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model
3. Microfoundations
4. Economic implications
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 7 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate
Black (1995):
rt = max(st , r)
The shadow rate is affine
0 st = δ0 + δ1Xt
I r = 0.25, interest on reserves
I Xt : 3 factors
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 8 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Bond pricing
Factor dynamics:
Xt+1 = µ + ρXt + Σεt+1, εt+1 ∼ N(0, I ).
Pricing kernel 1 m = r + λ0 λ + λ0 ε t+1 t 2 t t t t+1 where λt = λ0 + λ1Xt
Pricing equation I
Pnt = Et [exp(−mt+1)Pn−1,t+1]
Pricing equation II
EQ Pnt = t [exp(−rt )Pn−1,t+1]
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 9 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Bond pricing
Factor dynamics under risk-neutral measure Q:
Q Q Q Q Q Xt+1 = µ + ρ Xt + Σεt+1, εt+1 ∼ N(0, I ).
Q Q where µ = µ − Σλ0, and ρ = ρ − Σλ1
Yield 1 y = − log(P ) nt n nt Forward rate from t + n to t + n + 1
fnt = (n + 1)yn+1,t − nynt
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 10 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Forward rates
Our approximation
0 Q an + bnXt − r fnt = r + σn g Q σn where g(z) = zΦ(z) + φ(z).
0 n−1 n−1 n−1 j j j 0 X Q Q 1 0 X Q 0 X Q an = δ0 + δ ρ µ − δ ρ ΣΣ ρ δ1 1 2 1 j=0 j=0 j=0 n 0 0 Q bn = δ1 ρ
n−1 Q 2 VQ X 0 Q j 0 Q0 j (σn ) ≡ t (st+n) = δ1(ρ ) ΣΣ (ρ ) δ1 j=0
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 11 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Comparison to GATSM
SRTSM GATSM
0 0 st = δ0 + δ1Xt rt = δ0 + δ1Xt rt = max(st , r)
Forward rate Forward rate 0 Q an + b Xt − r 0 n fnt = an + b Xt fnt = r + σn g Q n σn
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 12 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Property of g(.)
5
4
3 y
2
1 y = g(z) y = z 0 −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 z
( ≈ r, at the ZLB f SR nt 0 G ≈ an + bnXt = fnt , when interest rates are high
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 13 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Extended Kalman filter
State equation
Xt+1 = µ + ρXt + Σεt+1, εt+1 ∼ N(0, I )
Observation equation
0 o Q an + bnXt − r fnt = r + σn g Q + ηnt , ηnt ∼ N(0, ω) σn
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 14 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Model fit
Figure: Average forward curve in 2012 SRTSM GATSM 4 4 fitted fitted 3.5 observed 3.5 observed
3 3
2.5 2.5
2 2
1.5 1.5
1 1
0.5 0.5
0 0 1 2 5 7 10 1 2 5 7 10
Log likelihood values I SRTSM: 850; GATSM: 750 data and normalization Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 15 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Approximation error
Average absolute approximation error between 1990M1 and 2013M1 (in basis points)
3M 6M 1Y 2Y 5Y 7Y 10Y forward rate error 0.01 0.02 0.04 0.13 0.69 1.14 2.29 forward rate level 346 357 384 435 551 600 636 yield error 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.04 0.24 0.42 0.78
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 16 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model SR as summary of unconventional monetary policy Linear model
3. Microfoundations
4. Economic implications
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 17 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Evidence 1: taper tantrum
Expected short rate Expected shadow rate 5 5 2 4 4
3 3
2 2
1 1 1 0 0
−1 −1
−2 −2 May 21, 2013 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 May 22, 2013 May 2013 May 2013 0 −3 −3 3M 1Y 3Y 5Y 7Y 10Y Apr 2013 Apr 2014 Apr 2015 Apr 2016 Apr 2017 Apr 2018 Apr 2019 Apr 2020 Apr 2021 Apr 2022 Apr 2023 Apr 2013 Apr 2014 Apr 2015 Apr 2016 Apr 2017 Apr 2018 Apr 2019 Apr 2020 Apr 2021 Apr 2022 Apr 2023 Maturity
I May 22, 2013: Bernanke told Congress Fed may decrease the size of QE I shift in shadow rate summarizes this effect
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 18 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Evidence 2: shadow rate and Fed’s balance sheet
1 Wu−Xia shadow rate −1 QE1 − Fed balance sheet 0.5 QE2 OT −1.5 0 QE3 −2 −0.5 −2.5 −1
−3 −1.5 Trillions of Dollars Percentage points
−3.5 −2
−2.5 −4
−3 −4.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Correlation
I QE1 - QE3: -0.94
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 19 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Evidence 3: structural break test in FAVAR
Replace the fed funds rate with st in Bernanke, Boivin, and Eliasz (2005)
m x xx m x xt = µ + ρ Xt−1 + ut xs xs xs + 1(t
I monthly VAR(13) m I xt : 3 underlying macro factors
Null hypothesis xs xs H0 : ρ1 = ρ3 Likelihood ratio test: χ2(39)
I p = 0.29 for st
I p = 0.0007 for EFFR
model details robustness
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 20 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Evidence 4: shadow rate Taylor rule
n st = β0 + β1st−1 + β2(yt − yt ) + β3πt + εt
20 10
15 5 10 0 5 -5 0 fed funds rate & shadow rate Taylor rule implied -5 -10 1955 1970 1985 2000 2015 1955 1970 1985 2000 2015
Test for structural break
I F statistic = 2
I Critical value: 2.37
I No structural break
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 21 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Evidence 5: shadow rate and private rates
20 110 Wu-Xia shadow rate fed funds rate 15 high yield effective yield BBB effective yield AAA effective yield 105 Goldman Sachs Financial Conditions Index 10
5 Interest rates 100 Goldman Sachs FCI 0
-5 95 2009 2011 2013 2015
I private rates are the relevant rates for agents and the economy
I correlations: 0.8 B I rt = st + rp
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 22 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Summary
Shadow rate summarizes unconventional monetary policy
I Taper tantrum
I Fed’s balance sheet
There is no structural break in
I relationship between macro variables and the shadow rate
I shadow rate Taylor rule
Private rates
I are the relevant interest rates for economic agents
I respond to unconventional monetary policy
I reflect the overall effect of UMP on the economy
I the shadow rate is a sensible summary
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 23 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate New Keynesian model
Definition The shadow rate New Keynesian model consists of the shadow rate IS curve 1 y = − (s − π − s) + y , t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1 New Keynesian Phillips curve
n πt = βEt πt+1 + κ(yt − yt ),
and shadow rate Taylor rule
n st = φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s] .
QE lending facilities
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 24 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model
3. Microfoundations Microfoundations I: QE Microfoundations II: lending facilities
4. Economic implications
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 25 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Microfoundation for SRNKM I: QE
The risk premium channel
I government purchases outstanding loans
I decrease interest rates through reducing risk premium
I Gagnon et al. (2011) and Hamilton and Wu (2012)
I the same mechanism works for government bonds or corporate bonds
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 26 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Households’ problem
Households’ utility function
∞ 1−σ 1+η X C Lt E βt t − 0 1 − σ 1 + η t=0 budget constraint H B H Bt Rt−1Bt−1 Ct + = + Wt Lt + Tt Pt Pt Euler equation " −σ # −σ B Ct+1 Ct = βRt Et Πt+1 The linear Euler equation 1 y = − r B − π − r B + y , t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 27 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Bond return and policy rate
Define
B rpt ≡ rt − rt
I interpreted as convenience yield by Krishnamurthy and Vissing-Jorgensen (2012)
I Gagnon et al. (2011), Krishnamurthy and Vissing-Jorgensen (2011), and Hamilton and Wu (2012) suggest
0 G G G G rpt (bt ) < 0 ⇒ rpt (bt ) = rp − ς(bt − b )
During normal times G G I bt = b G B I rpt (b ) = rp ⇒ rt = rt + rp At the ZLB G B I QE → bt ↑→ rpt ↓→ rt ↓
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 28 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate equivalence for QE
Euler equation 1 y = − r B − π − r B + y , t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1
G G I During normal times, bt = b , rt = st
B rt = rt + rp = st + rp
I At the ZLB, rt = 0
B G G rt = rpt = rp − ς(bt − b ) = st + rp
G G if st = −ς(bt − b )
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 29 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate equivalence for QE
Proposition The shadow rate New Keynesian model represented by the shadow rate IS curve 1 y = − (s − π − s)+ y , t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1 New Keynesian Phillips Curve, and shadow rate Taylor rule
n st = φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s]
nests both conventional Taylor interest rate rule and QE operation that changes risk premium if ( G G rt = st , bt = b for st ≥ 0 G G st rt = 0, bt = b − ς for st < 0.
Shadow rate NK model
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 30 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Quantifying assumption in proposition
G G st = −ς(bt − b )
1.5 Wu-Xia shadow rate -27 -log(QE holdings) 1
0.5 QE1 QE2 QE3 -27.5
0
-28 -0.5
-1 -28.5
Percentage points -1.5
-2 -29
-2.5
-3 -29.5 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
I linear assumption: correlation = 0.92 I ς = 1.83
I Fed increases its bond holdings by 1%, the shadow rate decreases by 0.0183% I QE1: 490 billion to 2 trillion ⇒ 2.5% decrease in the shadow rate I QE3: 2.6 trillion to 4.2 trillion ⇒ 0.9% decrease in the shadow rate
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 31 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model
3. Microfoundations Microfoundations I: QE Microfoundations II: lending facilities
4. Economic implications
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 32 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Microfoundation for SRNKM II: lending facilities
Lending facilities
I extend loans to the private sector ⇒ change the loan-to-value ratio
I Example: Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility in the US
Combine this with a tax policy
I tax (subsidy) on the interest rate income (payment)
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 33 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Model features
Entrepreneurs
I produce intermediate goods with labor and capital
I maximize utility
I discount factor γ < β
I borrow from households with a loan-to-value ratio M
I accumulate capital
I use capital as collateral
Government policy at the ZLB I lending facilities
I lend directly to entrepreneurs I change the loan-to-value ratio from M to Mt
I tax (subsidy) on the interest rate income (payment)
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 34 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Entrepreneurs’ problem
Utility function ∞ X t E max E0 γ log Ct t=0 production function
E α 1−α Yt = AKt−1(Lt ) capital accumulation
Kt = It + (1 − δ)Kt−1 budget constraint E RB B˜ Yt ˜ t−1 t−1 E + Bt = + Wt Lt + It + Ct Xt Tt−1Πt borrowing constraint ˜ B Bt ≤ Mt Et Kt Πt+1/Rt
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 35 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Entrepreneurs’ FOCs
Labor demand
α −α (1 − α)AKt−1Lt Wt = Xt Euler equation
" E !# 1 Mt Et Πt+1 1 αYt+1 Mt E 1 − B = γEt E − + 1 − δ Ct Rt Ct+1 Xt+1Kt Tt
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 36 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Households’ problem
Households’ utility
∞ 1+η ! X C 1−σ L βt t − t E0 1 − σ 1 + η t=0 budget constraint
RB B˜H ˜H t−1 t−1 Ct + Bt = + Wt Lt + Tt Tt−1Πt Euler equation −σ ! −σ B Ct+1 Ct = βEt Rt Πt+1Tt labor supply σ η Wt = Ct Lt
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 37 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Sources of funding
Entrepreneurs’ borrowing constraint ˜ Kt Πt+1 Bt ≤ Mt Et B Rt Households lend ˜H Kt Πt+1 Bt ≤ MEt B Rt
˜ ˜H I During normal times Bt = Bt , and Mt = M I At the ZLB Mt > M Government lends the rest ˜G Kt Πt+1 Bt =( Mt − M)Et B Rt
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 38 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Conventional and unconventional policy
B Suppose Rt = Rt RP Conventional and unconventional policy tools appear in the model in pairs:
I Rt /Tt – HH Euler equation, HH&E budget constraints
I Rt /Mt – E borrowing constraint, E Euler equation
I Mt /Tt – E Euler equation
model
Decreasing Rt is equivalent to increasing Tt and Mt .
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 39 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate equivalence for lending facilities
Proposition If ( Rt = St , Tt = 1, Mt = M for St ≥ 1
Tt = Mt /M = 1/St for St < 1,
then Rt /Tt = St , Rt /Mt = St /M, Mt /Tt = M ∀St .
I St summarizes both conventional and unconventional policies
I Equivalence in the non-linear model
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 40 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Shadow rate equivalence for lending facilities
Proposition The shadow rate New Keynesian model represented by the Euler equation 1 c = − (s − π − s) + c t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1 the shadow rate Taylor rule, Phillips curve, ..., nests both conventional Taylor interest rate rule and lending facility – tax policy if ( rt = st , τt = 0, mt = m for st ≥ 0
τt = mt − m = −st for st < 0.
Shadow rate NK model Detailed model
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 41 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model
3. Microfoundations
4. Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 42 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
Technology shock
at ↓ = ρaat−1 + ea,t ↓
Phillips Curve
κ(1 + η) π ↑ = β π + κ(y − y) − a ↓ t Et t+1 t σ + η t
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 43 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
Standard model
Monetary policy
n rt = max{φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s] , 0}
Real interest rate rrt = rt − Et [πt+1] IS curve 1 y = − (rr − r) + y t σ t Et t+1
normal times: π ↑ → r ↑↑ → rr ↑ → y ↓ ZLB without UMP: π ↑ → r = 0 → rr ↓ → y ↑ Counterfactual
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 44 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
Shadow rate model
Shadow rate Taylor rule
n st = φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s]
Real interest rate rrt = st − Et [πt+1] Shadow rate IS curve 1 y = − (s − π − r) + y t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1
normal times: π ↑ → r ↑↑ → rr ↑ → y ↓ ZLB without UMP: π ↑ → r = 0 → rr ↓ → y ↑ Counterfactual ZLB with UMP: π ↑→ s ↑↑→ rr ↑→ y ↓ Data consistent
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 45 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Extended model
Iacoviello (2005) I Patient households
I consume, work, hold house, lend I Impatient households
I consume, work, hold house I borrow with collateral I Entrepreneurs
I consume, invest, hold houses I borrow with collateral I produce intermediate goods using housing, capital, and labor I Retailers
I monopolistically competitive I Calvo sticky I Government
I Taylor rule
Calibration
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 46 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Difference from Iacoviello (2005)
I Unconventional policy
I QE: time-varying risk premium I lending facilities: time-varying loan-to-value ratio I time-varying tax
I government spending
I preference shock: create ZLB
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 47 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Models and methodology
Notation
I Standard model: without unconventional policy: rt = 0
I Shadow rate model: with unconventional policy: st < 0
Methodology for shadow rate model
I solve linear model with shadow rate
I then use propositions mapping into various UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 48 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Preference shock and the ZLB
Preference shock r policy rate t
0.25 2.5
0.2 2
0.15 1.5
0.1 1 percentage % dev. from S.S.
0.05 0.5
0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
more
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 49 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
A TFP Y output t t 0
−0.2 1.5
−0.4 1
−0.6 0.5
% dev. from S.S. −0.8 % dev. from S.S. 0 −1 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 C consumption I investment t t 2 3 1.5
1 2
0.5 1 0 % dev. from S.S. % dev. from S.S.
−0.5 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 50 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
π inflation r policy rate t t 2 0.8 1.5 0.6
1 0.4 Level in pect. Level in pect. 0.5 0.2
0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
s shadow rate rB−τ private rate rr real interest rate t t t t 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.6 0.6 0
0.4 0.4 −0.5 Level in pect. Level in pect. 0.2 Level in pect. 0.2 −1
0 −1.5 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 51 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock
rp risk premium − QE t
0.8
0.6
0.4
Level in pect. 0.2
0 10 20 30 40
τ tax − Facilities M loan−to−value ratio − Facilities t t 0 0
−0.05 −0.05
−0.1 −0.1
−0.15 −0.15 Level in pect. % dev. from S.S. −0.2 −0.2 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 52 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Outline
1. Wu-Xia shadow rate
2. Motivating shadow rate New Keynesian model
3. Microfoundations
4. Economic implications Economic implication I: negative supply shock Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 53 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
Government spending shock
gt ↑ = (1 − ρg )g + ρg gt−1 + eg,t ↑
Market-clearing condition
yt ↑ = cy ct + gy gt ↑
Phillips Curve κ π ↑ = β π + (σ(c − c) + η(y ↑ −y)) t Et t+1 δ + η t t
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 54 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
Standard model
Monetary policy
n rt = max{φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s] , 0}
Real interest rate rrt = rt − Et [πt+1] IS curve 1 c = − (rr − r) + c t σ t Et t+1
normal times: π ↑ y ↑ → r ↑↑ → rr ↑ → c ↓ → ∆y < ∆g ZLB without UMP: π ↑ y ↑ → r = 0 → rr ↓ → c ↑ → ∆y > ∆g
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 55 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
Shadow rate model
Shadow rate Taylor rule
n st = φs st−1 + (1 − φs )[φy (yt − yt ) + φππt + s]
Real interest rate rrt = st − Et [πt+1] Shadow rate IS curve 1 c = − (s − π − r) + c t σ t Et t+1 Et t+1
normal times: π ↑ y ↑ → r ↑↑ → rr ↑ → c ↓ → ∆y < ∆g ZLB without UMP: π ↑ y ↑ → r = 0 → rr ↓ → c ↑ → ∆y > ∆g ZLB with UMP: π ↑ y ↑→ s ↑↑→ rr ↑→ c ↓→ ∆y < ∆g
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 56 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
G government spending Government spending multiplier t
2.5 3
2 2.5
1.5 2 1 level 1.5 % dev. from S.S. 0.5 1 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 57 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
π inflation r policy rate t t
0.6 1 0.4
0.5 0.2 Level in pect. Level in pect.
0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
s shadow rate rB−τ private rate rr real interest rate t t t t 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.2 0 0.2 Level in pect. Level in pect. 0.1 Level in pect. −0.5 0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 58 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
C consumption I investment t t 2
1 1.5
1 0.5 0.5 % dev. from S.S. % dev. from S.S. 0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
Y output Government spending multiplier t
1.5 3 2.5 1 2
level 1.5 0.5 % dev. from S.S. 1 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 59 / 63 Shadow rate SRNKM Microfoundations Economic implications Economic implication II: government spending multiplier
rp risk premium − QE t 0.4
0.3
0.2
Level in pect. 0.1
0 10 20 30 40
τ tax − Facilities M loan−to−value ratio − Facilities t t 0 0
−0.02 −0.02
−0.04 −0.04
−0.06 −0.06 Level in pect.
−0.08 % dev. from S.S. −0.08
−0.1 −0.1 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 Note: blue: shadow rate NK model with UMP; red: standard NK model without UMP
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The ZLB imposes one of the biggest challenges for solving and estimating these models
Existing methods
I have undesirable economic implications
I computationally demanding Shadow rate model
I no structural break
I can rely on traditional methods
I unique solution
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Wu and Xia (JMCB 2016)
I provide an analytical approximation for SRTSM
I Wu-Xia shadow rate summarizes unconventional monetary policy Wu and Zhang (2016)
I propose a New Keynesian model with the shadow rate
I map unconventional policy tools into the shadow rate framework
I make counterfactual results in standard NK model disappear
I computationally tractable
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Time-Varying Lower Bound of Interest Rates in Europe
I A new shadow rate term structure model with rt = max(st , r t ) d I r t = r t + spt d I Discrete policy lower bound r t I Non-constant spread spt
I Agents are forward looking I Derive bond prices I Asymmetry
I 10 bp drop in the ELB decreases the 10-year rate by 6.5-8.5 bp I 10 bp initial rise in the ELB increases the 10-year rate by 9-14 bp
Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 63 / 63 Data and model specification
G¨urkaynak, Sack, and Wright (2007) dataset
I monthly, January 1990 - December 2013
I maturities: 3 and 6 months, 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 years
Normalization with repeated eigenvalues
Q ρ1 0 0 Q Q ρ = 0 ρ2 1 . Q 0 0 ρ2
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Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 64 / 63 FAVAR
Replace the fed funds rate with st in Bernanke, Boivin, and Eliasz (2005)
m m m m Yt = am + bx xt + bs st + ηt , ηt ∼ N(0, Ω)
m I Yt : 97 economic variables from 1960 to 2013 m I xt : 3 underlying macro factors
Factor dynamics:
m x xx xs m m m xt µ ρ ρ Xt−1 m εt εt = s + sx ss + Σ MP , MP ∼ N(0, I ) st µ ρ ρ St−1 εt εt
I monthly VAR(13) m I Σ : Cholesky decomposition
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xs xs sx sx p-value for ρ1 = ρ3 p-value for ρ1 = ρ3 Baseline 0.29 1.00 A1 estimate r 0.18 1.00 A2 2-factor SRTSM 0.13 0.97 A3 Fama-Bliss 0.38 1.00 A4 5-factor FAVAR 0.70 1.00 A5 6-lag FAVAR 0.09 0.98 7-lag FAVAR 0.19 0.97 12-lag FAVAR 0.22 1.00
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1 B ct = − (rt − τt − Et πt+1 − r − rp) + Et ct+1 σ 1 ⇒ ct = − (st − Et πt+1 − r) + Et ct+1 σ
E E Y B B C c = α (yt − xt ) + Bbt − R B(r + bt−1 − τt−1 − πt−1) − Iit + Λ1 t X t−1 E E Y B ⇒ C c = α (yt − xt ) + Bbt − R B(st−1 + rp + bt−1 − πt−1) − Iit + Λ1 t X
B bt = Et (kt + πt+1 + mt − rt ) ⇒ bt = Et (kt + πt+1 + m − st − rp)
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M E E γαY 0 = 1 − (ct − Et ct+1) + Et (yt+1 − xt+1 − kt ) RB XK
M B + Et (πt+1 − rt + mt ) + γM(τt − mt ) + Λ2 RB M E E γαY ⇒ 0 = 1 − (ct − Et ct+1) + Et (yt+1 − xt+1 − kt ) RB XK M + Et (πt+1 − st − rp + m) − γMm + Λ2 RB
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Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 68 / 63 Calibration
para description source value β discount factor of patient households Iacoviello (2005) 0.99 βI discount factor of impatient households Iacoviello (2005) 0.95 γ discount factor of entrepreneurs Iacoviello (2005) 0.98 j steady-state weight on housing services Iacoviello (2005) 0.1 η labor supply aversion Iacoviello (2005) 0.01 µ capital share in production Iacoviello (2005) 0.3 ν housing share in production Iacoviello (2005) 0.03 δ capital depreciation rate Iacoviello (2005) 0.03 X steady state gross markup Iacoviello (2005) 1.05 θ probability that cannot re-optimize Iacoviello (2005) 0.75 α patient households’ wage share Iacoviello (2005) 0.64 ME loan-to-value ratio for entrepreneurs Iacoviello (2005) 0.89 MI loan-to-value ratio for impatient households Iacoviello (2005) 0.55 rR interest rate persistence Iacoviello (2005) 0.73 rY interest rate response to output Iacoviello (2005) 0.27 rΠ interest rate response to inflation Iacoviello (2005) 0.13 G Y steady-state government-spending-to-output ratio Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.20 ρa autocorrelation of technology shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.90 ρg autocorrelation of government-spending shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.80 ρβ autocorrelation of discount rate shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.80 σa standard deviation of technology shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.0025 σg standard deviation of government-spending shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.0025 σβ standard deviation of discount rate shock Fernandez-Villaverde et al. (2015) 0.0025 ξp price indexation Smets and Wouters (2007) 0.24 Π steady-state inflation 2% annual inflation 1.005 BG steady-state government bond holdings no gov. intervention in private bond market 0 T steady-state tax/subsidy on interest rate income/payment no tax in normal times 1 rp steady-state risk premium 3.6% risk premium annually 1.009
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Cynthia Wu (Chicago Booth & NBER) 69 / 63 Preference shock and the ZLB
1. s shadow rate 2. r policy rate 3. rB-τ private rate 4. π inflation t t t t t 2.5 2 6 2 2 1 5 1 1.5 0 1 4 0 -1 percentage percentage percentage percentage 0.5 3 -2 -1 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
5. rr real interest rate 6. rp risk premium - QE 7. τ tax - Facilities 8. M loan-to-value ratio - Facilities t t t t 1 0.3 0.3 0.5 3.5 0 0.2 0.2 -0.5 3 -1 0.1 0.1 percentage percentage percentage % dev. from S.S. -1.5 2.5 0 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
9. Y output 10. C consumption 11. I investment t t t 12. Preference shock 0 0 0.25 ZLB period -1 without UMP -1 -1 0.2 with UMP -2 -2 0.15 -2 -3 0.1 -3 % dev. from S.S. -3 % dev. from S.S. % dev. from S.S. % dev. from S.S. 0.05 -4 -4 0 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40 10 20 30 40
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