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Abstract:
Recent research has challenged the ability of sticky price general
equilibrium models to generate a contract multiplier, i.e., an effect of a
monetary innovation on output that extends beyond the contract interval. We
show that a simple dynamic general equilbrium model that includes
"Taylor-style" (1980) wage and price contracts can account for a substantial
contract multiplier under various assumptions about the structure of the
capital market. Most interestingly, our results do not rely on a high
intertemporal labor supply elasticity or elastic supply of capital: our
preference specification is standard (logarithmic), and we can account for a
strong contract multiplier even when the aggregate stock of capital is fixed.
Finally, our analysis highlights the importance of the income elasticity of
money demand in accounting for output persistence.
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