This paper applies the semi-structural model proposed by Bernanke and Blanchard (2023) to analyse wage growth, price inflation and inflation expectations in the euro area. It is part of a broader project coordinated by Bernanke and Blanchard to provide a unified framework for analysing and...

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We develop an OLG model aimed at explaining the joint determination of housing prices, rents, and interest rates, in an environment featuring a positive home ownership bias and individual borrowing limits that generate a mismatch between desired and available funds to finance housing purchases....

In this paper we use the notion of a housing bubble as an equilibrium in which some investors hold houses only for resale purposes and not for the expectation of a dividend, either in the form of rents or utility. We provide a life-cycle model where households face collateral constraints that...

We analyze optimal monetary policy in a model with two distinct financial frictions. First, borrowing is subject to collateral constraints. Second, credit flows are intermediated by monopolistically competitive banks, thus giving rise to endogenous lending spreads. We show that, up to a second...

Evaluamos los efectos de las reformas en los mercados de productos y de trabajo en un modelo con restricciones de crédito y deuda a largo plazo. Ambos elementos, que caracterizan en gran medida la situación actual de algunas economías en la zona del euro, producen un escenario de...

En este documento se analiza la interacción entre la consolidación fiscal y el desapalancamiento del sector privado en una economía perteneciente a una unión monetaria. La existencia de deuda privada de largo plazo colateralizada —que es un ingrediente esencial en los procesos de...