Paper #1814

Títol:

Monetary policy during unbalanced global recoveries

Autors:

Luca Fornaro i Federica Romei

Data:

Gener 2022

Resum:

We study optimal monetary policy during times of exceptionally high global demand for tradable goods, relative to non-tradable ones. The optimal monetary response entails a rise in inflation, which helps rebalance production towards the tradable sector. While the inflation costs are fully bore domestically, however, the gains in terms of higher supply of tradable goods partly spill over to the rest of the world. National central banks may thus fall into a coordination trap, and implement an excessively tight monetary policy causing an unnecessarily sharp global contraction.

Paraules clau:

Asymmetric shocks, reallocation, monetary policy, international monetary cooperation, inflation, global supply shortages

Codis JEL:

E32, E44, E52, F41, F42.

Àrea de Recerca:

Macroeconomia i Economia Internacional

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