Asymmetric monetary policy rules for the euro area and the US

Junior Maih, Falk Mazelis, Roberto Motto and Annukka Ristiniemi

No 2587, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: We analyse the implications of asymmetric monetary policy rules by estimating Markov-switching DSGE models for the euro area (EA) and the US. The estimations show that until mid-2014 the ECB’s response to inflation was more forceful when inflation was above 2% than below 2%. Since then, the ECB’s policy can be characterised as symmetric, and we quantify the macroeconomic implications of this policy change. We uncover asymmetries also in the Fed’s policy, which has responded more strongly in times of crisis. We compute an optimal simple rule for the EA and the US in an environment with the effective lower bound and a low neutral real rate, and find that it prescribes a stronger response to inflation and the output gap when inflation is below target compared to when it is above target. We document its stabilisation properties had this optimal rule been implemented over the last two decades. JEL Classification: E52, E58, E31, E32

Keywords: Bayesian Estimation; effective lower bound; Inflation targeting; Markov-switching DSGE; optimal monetary policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-09
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