Financial Factors : Implications for Output Gaps /

We suggest a new approach for analyzing the role of financial variables and shocks in computing the output gap. We estimate a two-region DSGE model for the euro area, with financial frictions at the household level, between 2000-2013. After joining the monetary union, a decline in some countries...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabanal, Pau
Other Authors: Taheri Sanjani, Marzie
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/153
Online Access:Full text available on IMF