State Dependent Effects of Monetary Policy: the Refinancing Channel

Martin Eichenbaum, Sérgio Rebelo and Arlene Wong

No 13223, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper studies how the impact of monetary policy depends on the dis- tribution of savings from refinancing mortgages. We show that the efficacy of monetary policy is state dependent, varying in a systematic way with the pool of potential savings from refinancing. We construct a quantitative dynamic life- cycle model that accounts for our findings. Motivated by the rapid expansion of Fintech, we study the impact of a fall in refinancing costs on the e cacy of monetary policy. Our model implies that as refinancing costs decline, the effects of monetary policy become less state dependent and more powerful.

Keywords: monetary policy; Mortgages; refinancing; state dependency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2018-10
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