Kanematsu Seminar

Date&Time Monday, April 27, 2015, 3:30pm-5:00pm
Place RIEB Meeting Room (Annex 2nd floor)
Language Japanese

3:30pm-5:00pm

Speaker Kazuya KAMIYA
Affiliation Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Topic Real Indeterminacy of Stationary Monetary Equilibria in Centralized Economies
Abstract In this paper, we show that dynamic general equilibrium models with fiat money are possible to derive real indeterminacy of stationary equilibria, i.e., the set of stationary equilibria is a continuum, where the real allocation varies across equilibria. The conditions are: (i) each household optimally saves a constant amount of money, and (ii) at least two households face different budget constraints. We present various models, including decentralized money search model and centralized model with a monopoly firm, to explain how these conditions lead to the real indeterminacy. Finally, we present a new policy that uniquely implements any desirable outcome.