I study the transmission mechanism of Quantitative Easing (QE) in the form of large-scale asset purchases in the mortgage market to aggregate consumption. To this end, I develop a New Keynesian model that features heterogeneous households, a microfounded housing market, and frictional intermediation. This model helps explain the empirical evidence suggesting that QE increases aggregate consumption ...
We study the effects of movements in aggregate lending standards on macroeconomic aggregates and inequality. We show in a New Keynesian model with heterogeneous households and housing that a looser loan-to-value (LTV) ratio stimulates housing demand, nondurable consumption, and output. Our model implies that the LTV shock transmits to macroeconomic aggregates through higher household liquidity and ...
Stock market participation among working household heads jumped upwards in 2020 – in Germany by about 25%. A major cause is the required use of work from home (WfH). We show this by adding WfH to a large set of explanatory variables. Moreover, we implement an instrumental variables estimation based on industry-specific levels of WfH-capacity. The transmission channels seem to work via increased available ...
While Equity Crowdfunding (ECF) platforms are a virtual space for raising funds, geography remains relevant. To determine how location matters for entrepreneurs using equity crowdfunding (ECF), we analyze the spatial distribution of successful ECF campaigns and the spatial relationship between ECF campaigns and traditional investors, such as banks and venture capitalists (VCs). Using data from the ...
Wissenschaftler*innen der Abteilung Makroökonomie sind Teil des Expertengremiums für Geldpolitik des Europäischen Parlaments. Laut Vertrag über die Arbeitsweise der Europäischen Union (AEUV) ist die EZB gegenüber dem Europäischen Parlament rechenschaftspflichtig. Die vierteljährlichen Treffen zwischen der Präsidentin der EZB und dem ECON-Ausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments sind als „Monetärer...
Members of the Macroeconomics Department are part of the European Parliament's Monetary Policy Experts Panel. Under the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the ECB is accountable to the European Parliament. Quarterly meetings between the President of the ECB and the European Parliament's ECON Committee are known as the Monetary Dialogue. As part of this dialogue, we provide...
Um die Wirtschaft der EU zu stabilisieren, muss die EZB von ihrem bisherigen Inflationsziel abrücken. Was sie braucht, ist eine neue Geldpolitik. Ein Gastkommentar von Marcel Fratzscher. Die Erleichterung über das vorläufige Ende der höchsten Inflation der letzten 40 Jahre ist groß. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) kann die Zinsen wieder senken und bremst damit eine eh schon schwache Wirtschaft nicht ...
