International transmission of financial shocks in an estimated DSGE model

Sami Alpanda () and Uluc Aysun

Journal of International Money and Finance, 2014, vol. 47, issue C, 21-55

Abstract: This paper investigates the transmission of financial shocks across large economies. To quantify these effects, we estimate a two-region open economy DSGE model that includes frictions in credit markets. The baseline model fails to replicate the high correlation between the U.S. and Euro Area macroeconomic variables. Allowing for an ad hoc, cross-regional correlation in financial shocks considerably improves the model's ability to match the data. We extend the baseline model by including global banks, and generate an endogenous cross-regional correlation of borrowing costs. Simulations demonstrate large spillover effects, and highlight the importance of including frictions in international financial contracts for more accurately capturing the high cross-regional correlation.

Keywords: DSGE; Financial accelerator; International business cycles; Global banks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E44 F33 F44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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Working Paper: International Transmission of Financial Shocks in an Estimated DSGE model (2012)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2014.04.007

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