Banks in The Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model

Author/Editor:

Michal Andrle ; Michael Kumhof ; Douglas Laxton ; Dirk V Muir

Publication Date:

July 10, 2015

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal model (GIMF) is a multi-region DSGE model developed by the Economic Modeling Division of the IMF for policy and scenario analysis. This paper compares two versions of GIMF, GIMF with a conventional financial accelerator, where bank balance sheets do not play a prominent role, and GIMF with both a financial accelerator and a fully specified banking sector that can make lending losses, and that is regulated according to Basel-III. We illustrate the comparative macroeconomic properties of both models by presenting their responses to a wide range of fiscal, demand, supply and financial shocks.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2015/150

Subject:

English

Publication Date:

July 10, 2015

ISBN/ISSN:

9781513532967/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2015150

Pages:

49

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