The Diagnostic Financial Accelerator

Download or read book The Diagnostic Financial Accelerator written by Lahcen Bounader and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We develop a model with diagnostic expectations (DE) and a financial accelerator (FA) that generates mutually reinforcing shock amplification, especially in the case of demand shocks. However, supply shocks can be dampened via a debt deflation channel, which is strengthened amid DE. Importantly, the model results in a worsening of the inflation-output volatility trade-off confronting policymakers. In contrast to most of the literature—which argues against targeting the level of asset prices—our financial accelerator model with DE suggests that targeting house price growth may result in welfare gains.