We use a dynamic factor model to provide a semi-structural representation for 101 quarterly US macroeconomic series. We find that (i) the US economy is well described by a number of structural shocks between two and six. Focusing on the four-shock specification, we identify, using sign restrictions, two non-policy shocks, demand and supply, and two policy shocks, monetary and fiscal. We obtain the following results. (ii) Both supply and demand shocks are important sources of fluctuations; supply prevails for GDP, while demand prevails for employment and inflation. (ii) Policy matters: Both monetary and fiscal policy shocks have sizeable effects on output and prices, with little evidence of crowding out; both monetary and fiscal authorities implement important systematic countercyclical policies reacting to demand shocks. (iii) Negative demand shocks have a large long-run positive effect on productivity, consistently with the Schumpeterian ``cleansing'' view of recessions.
Macroeconomic Shocks and the Business Cycle: Evidence from a Structural Factor Model / Forni, Mario; Gambetti, L.. - In: CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH DISCUSSION PAPERS. - ISSN 1442-8636. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 1-46.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
Titolo: | Macroeconomic Shocks and the Business Cycle: Evidence from a Structural Factor Model |
Autore/i: | Forni, Mario; Gambetti, L. |
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Pagina iniziale: | 1 |
Pagina finale: | 46 |
Citazione: | Macroeconomic Shocks and the Business Cycle: Evidence from a Structural Factor Model / Forni, Mario; Gambetti, L.. - In: CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH DISCUSSION PAPERS. - ISSN 1442-8636. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 1-46. |
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