Demographics and Monetary Policy Shocks
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12825
Abstract
We show that consumption expenditures for older households are more responsive to monetary policy shocks than for young- or middle-aged households. A one-standard-deviation expansionary monetary policy shock induces a statistically significant and quantitatively large (1.7%) increase in aggregate consumption for old households over the ensuing 3 years. The responses for young- and middle-aged households are smaller and not statistically significant. We also present evidence, suggesting that life-cycle wealth effects play a role in driving the responses. We then build the wealth mechanism into a partial equilibrium life-cycle model, which can qualitatively match the empirical patterns.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-28-2021
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Berg, Kimberly A., Chadwick C. Curtis, Steven Lugauer, and Nelson C. Mark. “Demographics and Monetary Policy Shocks.” Journal of Money Credit and Banking Online First (May 28, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1111/jmcb.12825
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