Although it is generally accepted that consumer confidence measures are informative signals about the state of the economy, theoretical macroeconomic models designed for the analysis of monetary policy typically do not provide a role for them. I develop a framework with asymmetric information in...

The paper adds a moral hazard problem between banks and depositors as in Gertler and Karadi (2011) to a DSGE model with a costly state verification problem between entrepreneurs and banks as in Bernanke, Gertler and Girlchrist (1999, BGG). This modification amplifies the response of the external...

This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model on the interaction of bankers' asset and liability management with liquidity constraint. Bankers screen real production projects and issue deposits. The liquidity constraint stems from early withdrawals of deposits. To fill the liquidity...