Journal article
Temptation and forward-guidance
Journal of economic theory, v 186, 104989
Mar 2020
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Abstract
Motivated by the extensive experimental and empirical evidence on preference reversal in consumption choices, we introduce temptation with self-control preferences into a New Keynesian model to study the effects of forward guidance in monetary policy, and the related forward guidance puzzle. In our set-up, the representative agent faces a trade off between the temptation for immediate satisfaction (liquidate wealth) with his long-run best (smooth consumption), which he manages by exerting cognitive effort (or self-control). For higher risk aversion in temptation than in commitment utility, there is discounting in the linearized Euler equation. The latter makes the response of current real activity to the announcement of a future policy change declining in the forward guidance horizon, which then helps solving the puzzle. Our framework delivers testable aggregate and policy implications that distinguish it from alternative microfoundations for discounting in the Euler equation previously used to solve the puzzle.
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- Title
- Temptation and forward-guidance
- Creators
- Marco Airaudo - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of economic theory, v 186, 104989
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- Collegio Carlo Alberto (https://doi.org/10.13039/501100002903)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000516887000007
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85077914915
- Other Identifier
- 991019168485404721
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