putting the cycle back into business cycle analysis
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Putting the Cycle Back into Business CycleAnalysis
Paul Beaudry, Dana Galizia & Franck Portier
Vancouver School of Economics, Carleton University & Toulouse School ofEconomics
New Developments in MacroeconomicsADEMU conference
UCL, LondonNovember 2016
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0. IntroductionModern Approach to Business Cycles
I Equilibrium stochastic dynamic modeling in macro flowered inthe 1970’s
I At that point, postwar business cycles were at most 8 yearslong business cycles were defined as fluctuations atperiodicities of 8 years or less.
I Spectral densities of main macro variables were showing the“Typical Spectral Shape of an Economic Variable”(Granger 1969) look like a persistent AR(1) spectrum
I This suggested that business cycle theory should not be aboutcycles, it should be about co-movements (see Sargent’stextbook)
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0. IntroductionModern Approach to Business Cycles
Figure 1: Sargent’s textbook
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0. IntroductionModern Approach to Business Cycles
Figure 2: Sargent’s textbook
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0. IntroductionModern Approach to Business Cycles
I Equilibrium stochastic dynamic modeling in macro flowered inthe 1970’s
I At that point, postwar business cycles were at most 8 yearslong business cycles were defined as fluctuations atperiodicities of 8 years or less.
I Spectral densities of main macro variables were showing the“Typical Spectral Shape of an Economic Variable”(Granger 1969) look like a persistent AR(1) spectrum
I This suggested that business cycle theory should not be aboutcycles, it should be about co-movements (see Sargent’stextbook)
I All good!
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0. IntroductionWhat we do
I We question this focus in this workI We do three things
1. Show that the economy is “more cyclical than you think”, with40 more years of data.
2. Explain how “weak complementaries”, combined withaccumulation, favor cyclical behavior (recurrent booms andbusts) rather than indeterminacy
3. Estimate a New-Keynesian model extended to include the forcomplementarity forces we are highlighting, and see if the dataprefers a “recurring cycle approach”
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Roadmap
1. Motivating Facts
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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Roadmap
1. Motivating Facts
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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1. Motivating FactsLooking for Peaks
I If there are important cyclical forces in the economy ...
I ... this should show up as a distinct peak in the spectrum ofthe data
I It is well known that (detrended) output data does not displaysuch peaks (Granger (1969), Sargent (1987))
I However, output data may not be best placed to look, asthere is a marked non stationarity that one needs to get rid of.
I May be better to look at measures of factor use: ex: hoursworked, employment rates, unemployment rates, capitalutilization.
I Things might also have changed since the 70’s as we havenow 40 more years of observation
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 3: Non Farm Business Hours per Capita
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Date
-8.15
-8.1
-8.05
-8
-7.95
-7.9
-7.85L
og
s
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 4: Non Farm Business Hours per Capita Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Level
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 5: Non Farm Business Hours per Capita, Highpass (50) Filtered
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
-8
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6%
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 6: Total Hours per Capita Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
Level
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 7: Unemployment Rate Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Level
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 8: Capacity Utilization Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Level
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 9: Hours Spectrum in Smets & Wouters’ Model
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 10: Output per Capita Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60
Periodicity
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
Level
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 11: Output per Capita Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 12: TFP Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
Various High-Pass
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1. Motivating Facts
Figure 13: Non Farm Business Hours per Capita Spectrum
4 6 24 32 40 50 60 80
Periodicity
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Level
Various High-Pass
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Roadmap
1. Motivating Facts
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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Roadmap
1. Motivating Facts
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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2. General MechanismOverview
I Show a reduced form that is “dynamic Cooper & John(1988)”
I Understand the logic of the existence of strong cyclical forces(“limit cycle”) in our framework : weak strategiccomplementarities + dynamics
I Show a forward looking version with saddle path stable limitcycles
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2. General MechanismBasic environment
I N players (“firms”)
I Each firm accumulates a capital good in quantity Xi byinvesting Ii
I Decision rule and law of motion for X are
Xit+1 = (1− δ)Xit + Iit (1)
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 (2)
I all parameters are positive, δ < 1, α1 < 1, α2 < 1.
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2. General MechanismSymmetric allocations
I When all agent behave symmetrically:(ItXt
)=
(α2 − α1 −α1(1− δ)
1 1− δ
)︸ ︷︷ ︸
ML
(It−1
Xt−1
)+
(α0
0
)
Both eigenvalues of the matrix ML lie within the unit circle.Therefore, the system is stable.
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2. General MechanismSymmetric allocations
I When all agent behave symmetrically:(ItXt
)=
(α2 − α1 −α1(1− δ)
1 1− δ
)︸ ︷︷ ︸
ML
(It−1
Xt−1
)+
(α0
0
)
Proposition 1
Both eigenvalues of the matrix ML lie within the unit circle.Therefore, the system is stable.
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2. General Mechanism
Figure 14: “Phase diagram” in the model without demandcomplementarities
Xt
It
∆It = 0
∆Xt = 0
X s
I s
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2. General MechanismIntroducing strategic interactions
I “Dynamic Cooper & John (1988)”
I Consider
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F ′ > 0 : strategic complementarities
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Figure 15: “Best response” rule for a given history - Multiple Equilibria
∑Ijt
N
Iit Iit=
∑Ijt
N
α0−α1Xit +α2Iit−1
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)28 / 91
Figure 16: “Best response” rule for a given history
∑Ijt
N
Iit Iit=
∑Ijt
N
α0−α1Xit +α2Iit−1
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)29 / 91
2. General MechanismRestrictions on F
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I We choose to be in a “non-pathological” case
I A steady state exists
I F ′(·) < 1 uniqueness of the period t equilibrium
I uniqueness of the steady state
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Figure 17: “Best response” rule for a given history
∑Ijt
N
Iit Iit=
∑Ijt
N
αt
Iit = αt + F(∑
IjtN
)
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
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2. General MechanismThe two sources of fluctuations
I We restrict to symmetric allocationsI Two forces of determination of allocations:
× static strategic interactions “multipliers” (Cooper &John (1988)) local instability
× History (accumulated I that shows up in X ) affects allocationsthrough the intercept of the “best response” function global stability
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Figure 17: “Best response” rule for a given history
∑Ijt
N
Iit Iit=
∑Ijt
N
αs
αt
Iit = αt + F(∑
IjtN
)
αt = α0 − α1∑∞
0 (1− δ)τ+1Ijt−1−τ + α2Iit−1
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2. General MechanismIntuition for the limit cycle
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F
(∑Ijt
N
)(Strategic complementarities): centrifugal force that
pushes away from the steady state when close to.
I −α1Xit (Accumulation): centripetal force that pushes towardsthe steady state when away from.
I α2Iit−1 (Sluggishness) : avoid jumping back an forth aroundthe steady state (“flip”)
I The steady state locally unstable, but forces push the economysmoothly back to the steady state when it is further from it.
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2. General MechanismIntuition for the limit cycle
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F
(∑Ijt
N
)(Strategic complementarities): centrifugal force that
pushes away from the steady state when close to.
I −α1Xit (Accumulation): centripetal force that pushes towardsthe steady state when away from.
I α2Iit−1 (Sluggishness) : avoid jumping back an forth aroundthe steady state (“flip”)
I The steady state locally unstable, but forces push the economysmoothly back to the steady state when it is further from it.
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2. General MechanismIntuition for the limit cycle
Iit = α0−α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F
(∑Ijt
N
)(Strategic complementarities): centrifugal force that
pushes away from the steady state when close to.
I −α1Xit (Accumulation): centripetal force that pushes towardsthe steady state when away from.
I α2Iit−1 (Sluggishness) : avoid jumping back an forth aroundthe steady state (“flip”)
I The steady state locally unstable, but forces push the economysmoothly back to the steady state when it is further from it.
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2. General MechanismIntuition for the limit cycle
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F
(∑Ijt
N
)(Strategic complementarities): centrifugal force that
pushes away from the steady state when close to.
I −α1Xit (Accumulation): centripetal force that pushes towardsthe steady state when away from.
I α2Iit−1 (Sluggishness) : avoid jumping back an forth aroundthe steady state (“flip”)
I The steady state locally unstable, but forces push the economysmoothly back to the steady state when it is further from it.
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2. General MechanismIntuition for the limit cycle
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I F
(∑Ijt
N
)(Strategic complementarities): centrifugal force that
pushes away from the steady state when close to.
I −α1Xit (Accumulation): centripetal force that pushes towardsthe steady state when away from.
I α2Iit−1 (Sluggishness) : avoid jumping back and forth aroundthe steady state (“flip”)
I The steady state locally unstable, but forces push the economysmoothly back to the steady state when it is further from it.
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2. General MechanismStable limit cycle
X s
I s
−1 −0.8 −0.6 −0.4 −0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
−1
−0.8
−0.6
−0.4
−0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Xt
It
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2. General MechanismStable limit cycle
X s
I s
−1 −0.8 −0.6 −0.4 −0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
−1
−0.8
−0.6
−0.4
−0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Xt
It
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2. General MechanismStable limit cycle
X s
I s
−1 −0.8 −0.6 −0.4 −0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
−1
−0.8
−0.6
−0.4
−0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Xt
It
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2. General MechanismStable limit cycle
X s
I s
−1 −0.8 −0.6 −0.4 −0.2 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1
−1
−0.8
−0.6
−0.4
−0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
Xt
It
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2. General MechanismLooking for the limit cycle
I How do we prove the existence of a limit cyle?
I Limit cycles are typically ocurring when there are bifurcationsin non-linear dynamical systems
I Simply stated : the SS looses stability when a parameter (herethe degree of strategic complementarities) increases.
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2. General MechanismDynamics with strategic interactions
I MathI Dynamics is(
ItXt
)=
(α2 − α1 −α1(1− δ)
1 1− δ
)︸ ︷︷ ︸
ML
(It−1
Xt−1
)+
(α0+F (It)
0
)
I Local dynamics is(ItXt
)=
(α2−α1
1−F ′(I s) − α1(1−δ)1−F ′(I s)
1 1− δ
)︸ ︷︷ ︸
M
(It−1
Xt−1
)
+
( (1− α2−α1
1−F ′(I s)
)I s +
(α1(1−δ)1−F ′(I s)
)X s
0
)I When F ′(I s) varies from −∞ to 1, eigenvalues of M vary
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2. General MechanismStrategic substitutabilities – F ′ negative
Proposition 2
As F ′(I S) varies from 0 to −∞, the eigenvalues of M always staywithin the unit circle and therefore the system remains locallystable.
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2. General MechanismStrategic complementarities – F ′ positive
Proposition 3
As F ′(I s) varies from 0 towards 1, the dynamic system will becomelocally unstable.
(bifurcation)
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2. General MechanismBifurcations
I 3 types of bifurcation
× Fold bifurcation: appearance of an eigenvalue equal to 1,× Flip bifurcation: appearance of an eigenvalue equal to -1× Hopf bifurcation: appearance of two complex conjugate
eigenvalues of modulus 1.
I We are interested in Hopf bifurcation because the limit cyclewill be “persistent”
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2. General MechanismBifurcations
Proposition 4
As F ′(I s) varies from 0 towards 1, the dynamic system will becomeunstable and:
I No flip bifurcations
I If α2 > α1/(2− δ)2, then a Hopf (Neimark-Sacker)bifurcation will occur.
I If α2 < α1/(2− δ)2, then a flip bifurcation will occur.
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2. General MechanismBifurcations
I In the case of flip and Hopf bifurcation, a limit cycle appears
I In case of Hopf, the cycle is “smooth”
I Condition for an Hopf bifurcation:
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + F
(∑Ijt
N
)
× as δ approaches 0, α2 > 1/4× in general, what is needed is δ not too large and α2 large
enough
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2. General MechanismStability of the limit cycle
I In the case of the Hopf bifurcation, the limit cycle can beattractive (the bifurcation is supercritical) or repulsive (thebifurcation is subcritical)
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2. General MechanismStability of the limit cycle
I Proposition 5
If F ′′′(I s) is sufficiency negative, then the Hopf bifurcation will besupercritical. Therefore, the limit cycle is attractive.
I F ′′′ < 0 corresponds to an S − shaped reaction function
I
∑Ijt
N
Iit Iit=
∑Ijt
N
αt
Iit = αt + F(∑
IjtN
)
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2. General MechanismIntuition for genericity
Figure 18: Stable Steady State
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2. General MechanismIntuition for genericity
Figure 19: Hopf Supercritical bifurcation: Attractive Limit Cycle
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
I Let me show an arbitrary numerical example with thatreduced form model
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 20: A particular F function
I
F (I )
a0slope β0
slope β
1
slope β2 F (I )
γ1I 1
γ2I 2
I 1 I 2I s47 / 91
2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 21: Deterministic simulation
I , X , linear model I , X , nonlinear model
period50 100 150 200
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
X
I
period0 50 100 150 200 250
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
X
I
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 22: Deterministic simulation of the nonlinear model
Spectral density
Period
4 8 12 20 32 40 60 800
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 23: One stochastic simulation
Linear model Nonlinear model
period50 100 150 200
I
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
period0 50 100 150 200 250
I
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 24: Deterministic and Stochastic simulation of the nonlinear model
Spectral density of I
4 8 12 20 32 40 60 80
Period
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4I
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2. General MechanismNumerical example
Figure 24: Deterministic and Stochastic simulation of the nonlinear model
Spectral density of I
4 8 12 20 32 40 60 80
Period
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4I
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2. General MechanismWhat the results are not
Figure 25: xt = sin(ωt)
0 50 100 150 200
t
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
xt
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2. General MechanismWhat the results are not
Figure 26: xt = sin(ωt) + ut
0 50 100 150 200
t
-2
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
xt
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2. General MechanismWhat the results are
Figure 27: Reduced Form Model
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
period
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
I
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2. General MechanismWhat the results are
Figure 28: Reduced Form Model
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
period
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
I
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2. General MechanismAdding Forward looking elements
Iit = α0 − α1Xit + α2Iit−1 + α3Et [Iit+1] + F
(∑Ijt
N
)I with accumulation remaining the same
Xit = (1− δ)Xit + Iit
I Restrict attention to situations where this system is saddlepath stable absent of complementarities.
I Generally true when all three are between 0 and 1.
I In this case, more difficult to get analytical results.
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
I Initial situation has two stable roots and one unstable
I Three types of bifurcations are possible:
1. The unstable root enters the unit circle: local indeterminacyarises
2. One stable root leaves the unit circle: instability arises with aflip or fold type bifurcation
3. Two stable roots leave the unit circle simultaneous becausethey are complex: this is a Hopf bifurcation
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
Figure 29: Eigenvalues of the Reduced Form Model
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
Re(λ)
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
Im(λ)
α1 = 0.5, α2 = 0.45, α3 = -0.1, δ = 0.5
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
I Initial situation has two stable roots and one unstable
I Three types of bifurcations are possible:
1. The unstable root enters the unit circle: local indeterminacyarises
2. One stable root leaves the unit circle: instability arises with aflip or fold type bifurcation
3. Two stable roots leave the unit circle simultaneous becausethey are complex: this is a Hopf bifurcation
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
Figure 30: Eigenvalues of the Reduced Form Model
-3 -2.5 -2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1
Re(λ)
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
Im(λ)
α1 = -0.3, α2 = -0.2, α3 = -0.5, δ = 0.05
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
I Initial situation has two stable roots and one unstable
I Three types of bifurcations are possible:
1. The unstable root enters the unit circle: local indeterminacyarises
2. One stable root leaves the unit circle: instability arises with aflip or fold type bifurcation
3. Two stable roots leave the unit circle simultaneous becausethey are complex: this is a Hopf bifurcation
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
Figure 31: Eigenvalues of the Reduced Form Model
-1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5
Re(λ)
-1.5
-1
-0.5
0
0.5
1
1.5
Im(λ)
α1 = 0.3, α2 = 0.6, α3 = -0.3, δ = 0.05
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2. General MechanismSet of potential bifurcation with Forward looking elements
I Initial situation has two stable roots and one unstable
I Three types of bifurcations are possible:
1. The unstable root enters the unit circle: local indeterminacyarises
2. One stable root leaves the unit circle: instability arises with aflip or fold type bifurcation
3. Two stable roots leave the unit circle simultaneous becausethey are complex: this is a Hopf bifurcation
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2. General Mechanism
Figure 32: A Saddle Limit Cycle
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2. General MechanismSet of results
Proposition 6
If unique steady state, then no indeterminacy nor Fold bifurcations
Proposition 7
If α2 (sluggishness) sufficiently large, then no Flip Bifurcations.
I Hence, under quite simple conditions only relevant bifurcationis a determinate Hopf.
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Figure 33: Eigenvalues Configuration At First Bifurcation (δ = .05)
red = indeterminacy, yellow = unstable, gray = saddle
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Roadmap
1. Reduced Form Model
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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Roadmap
1. Reduced Form Model
2. General Mechanism
3. Empirical Exercice
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3. Empirical ExerciceExploring empirically whether US Business Cycles may reflect aStochastic Limit Cycles.
I Stylized NK model which is extended to allow for the forceshighlighted in our general structure.
I We add accumulation of durable-housing goods and habitpersistence : accumulation and sluggishness
I Financial frictions under the form of a counter-cyclical riskpremium : complementarities
I Estimate parameters based on spectrum observations andhigher moments. (use perturbation method and indirectinference)
I See whether model favors parameters the generate limit cycle.
I If so, explore nature of intrinsic limit cycle and perform somecounter factual exercises.
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3. Empirical ExerciceBasic Elements of the Model
1. Household buy consumption services to maximise utilitytaking prices as given
2. Firms supply consumption services to the market where theservices can come from existing durable goods or newproduction.
3. These firms have sticky prices.
4. Central Bank set policy rate according to a type of Taylor rule
5. Interest rate faced by households is the policy rate plus a riskpremium, where the risk premium varies with the cycle.
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3. Empirical ExerciceExtending a 3 equation NK model
I The representative household who can buy/rent consumptionservices from the market.
I The households Euler will have the familiar form (assumingexternal habit)
U ′(Ct − γCt−1) = βtEtU(Ct+1 − γCt)(1 + rt)
I Allow that interest rate faced by household may include a riskpremium
(1 + rt) = (1 + it + rpt )
I where rpt can respond to activity, or unemploymentI Have Taylor rule of form
it = Φ1Etπt+1 + Φ2Et`t+1
I `t is (log) employment or output gap,I U(z) = − exp
− z
Ω
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3. Empirical ExerciceAllowing for durable goods and accumulation
I Firms produce an intermediate factor
Mjt = BF (ΘtLjt) ,
I Mt is used to produce consumptions services or durablegoods, that are sold to the households:
Ct = sXt + (1− ϕ)Mt
where Xt is the stock of durable goods,
Xt+1 = (1− δ)Xt + ϕMt
I Households own the stock of durable-housing, rent it to firms,who supply back the consumption services as a compositegood.
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3. Empirical ExerciceRisk premium
I The interest rate which household face is assume to be equalto the policy rate plus a risk premium
(1 + rt) = (1 + it + rpt )
I where rpt is a premium over the back rate.
I The risk premium is assumed to be an decreasing function ofthe economic activity, where the output gap and employmentgap are interchangeable
rpt = g(Lt)
I Here we are allowing the interest premium to be a non-linearfunction of activity.
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3. Empirical ExerciceTaylor rule and dichotomy with inflation
I Modified Taylor rule:
it = φ0 + φ1Etπt+1 + φ2Et`t+1
I φ1 = 1 the Central Bank as setting the expected realinterest.
I This approach has the attractive feature of making the modelbloc recursive, where the inflation rate last is solved as afunction of the marginal cost.
I With this approach, we can explore the properties of the realvariables without need to to be specific about the source andduration of price stickiness (which is not our focus)
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3. Empirical ExerciceReduced Form
I Solution is
`t = µt − α1Xt + α2`t−1 + α3Et [`t+1] + F (`t)
I together with accumulation
Xt+1 = (1− δ)Xt + ψ`t
I Shocks
× AR(1) discount factor shock βt× TFP Θ is constant
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3. Empirical ExerciceEvidence on Rates
I Substantial evidence that interest rate spreads arecountercyclical
I But are movements in the spread at right frequency for ourstory?
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Figure 34: Spectral Density, Spread (BBA bonds-FFR, Moody’s)
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Figure 35: Spectral Density, Real Policy Rate
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3. Empirical ExerciceEstimation
I Estimate parameters of model by SMMI Targets
× spectrum of hours worked on the frequencies 2-50× spectrum of interest rate spread on the frequencies 2-50× Set of other higher moments (kurtosis and skewness of hours
and spread)
I We will check whether model is also consistent with interestrate observations over this range.
I We calibrate δ = .05.
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Figure 36: Spectrum fit for Hours
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Figure 38: Spectrum fit for Spread
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Figure 39: Spectrum fit for Real Policy Rate
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Figure 40: Fit for Target Moments
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3. Empirical Exercice
Figure 41: Sample Draw for Hours
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Figure 42: Sample Draw for Hours, no shocks
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Figure 44: Sample Draw for Hours no Complementarities
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Figure 45: Spectrum for Hours, no Complementarities
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3. Empirical ExerciceShocks
Table 1: Estimated Parameter Values
γ 0.5335Φ2 0.1906Ω 4.6178ρ -0.0000σ 0.8525
R1 -0.1626
R2 0.00076
R3 0.00027
I Shocks are important in our framework for explaining the dataI But they are iidI Hence, almost all dynamics are internal.
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3. Empirical ExerciceNonlinearities
Table 2: Estimated Parameter Values
γ 0.5335Φ2 0.1906Ω 4.6178ρ -0.0000σ 0.8525
R1 -0.1626
R2 0.00076
R3 0.00027
I Nonlinearities are crucial for the existence of a stochastic limitcycle
I But they are small
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3. Empirical ExerciceNonlinearities
Figure 46: Sensitivity of the Real Interest Rate Faced by the Householdsto Economic Activity
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4.ConclusionI The dominant paradigm for explaining macro-economic
fluctuations focus on how different shocks perturb anotherwise stable system
I Such a perspective may be biased due to an excess focus onrather high frequency movements
I However, if we look at slightly lower frequencies – extendingfrom 32 to at least 40 quarters– there is strong signs ofcyclical behavior
I Contribution:
1. Shown that models with ’weak’ complementarities andaccumulation offer a promising framework to explain suchobservations. In particular, such framework can easily generatelimit cycles.
2. When extending a simple NK model to include these factorsand adopting a slightly lower frequency focus– 2-60 quarter–we find support for very strong endogenous cyclical mechanism.
I Would be interesting to extend such analysis to internationalcontext
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