Monetary policy, markup dispersion, and aggregate TFP

Timo Reinelt and Matthias Meier

No 2427, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: We document three new empirical facts: (i) monetary policy shocks increase the markup dispersion across firms, (ii) they increase the relative markup of firms with stickier prices, and (iii) firms with stickier prices have higher markups. This is consistent with a New Keynesian model in which price rigidity is heterogeneous across firms. In the model, firms with more rigid prices optimally set higher markups and their markups increase by more after monetary policy shocks. The consequent increase in markup dispersion explains a negative aggregate TFP response. In a calibrated model, monetary policy shocks generate substantial fluctuations in aggregate productivity. JEL Classification: E30, E50

Keywords: aggregate productivity; heterogeneous price rigidity; markup dispersion; monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-06
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Journal Article: Monetary Policy, Markup Dispersion, and Aggregate TFP (2024)
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