The effects of a terms of trade deterioration on the current account are studied when the representative agent has Marshallian preferences, with which the rate of time preference is a decreasing function of savings. A terms of trade deterioration reduces the permanent income of the...

The effects of a terms of trade deterioration on the current account are studied when the representative agent has Marshallian preferences, with which the rate of time preference is a decreasing function of savings. A terms of trade deterioration reduces the permanent income of the...

The money in utility model is reconsidered in the presence of endogenous labour and habits. With standard assumptions about preferences and a policy rule that sets the nominal interest rate by adjusting the growth rate of money, the model exhibits superneutrality in the steady state....

This paper examines the costs associated with the level and variability of inflation in the context of a general equilibrium (GE) welfare measure which accommodates the optimal adjustments of all the endogenous variables in the model in response to the transfers received by the households. We...

In this paper, we study the effects of monetary policies on employment, capital accumulation, consumption, and the term structure of interest rates in a cash-in-advance economy, where money is required for consumption expenditures. Monetary policy involves targeting the inflation rate. The...