Investment and Interest Rate Policy in the Open Economy



Table 1: Linearized system of equations

Cross-Country Differences

Et {CR+1} = CCR + σRCR - σEt {∏R+ι}

ISr

RCR = Et {∆⅞}

UIP

rRI—-/*) ʌ r !i i      (^R(f-f*CI

Ct      ιmct + βEt t1 ½

ASr

mcR = Ct- + axR + 2(1 a)Tt

Marginal cost

CCR+1 = Ccr + σΛ2 [≡⅛+ (1 - α)xR-
KR _ (1 α) ( Z ) RR ( C ) CR   4θa(1

Kt+1 = (2θ-Γ) x xt - (4kJ Ct - -(20-

2(1

a)τt+i]

Investment

-a)

-i)

( к ) Tt3KR

Resource constraint

CR  ..77 RR 1 C CR  llC R^f-f~f*

Rt = μEt χπtvj or Rt = μEt πt+v

)}

Taylor rule

CR = (2a 1)CR(f-f *) + 2(1 a)∆Ct

Inflation

^        -1  ^ -ɪ-,       .               ^

(Ct = 1 (CR = (2a 1)Tt

RER

World Aggregates

Et {CCW1} = CCtW + σRCtW σEt {∏W1}

ISW

CW = Λ1fCcW + βEtWι}
^ τιz

ASW

WW  CtW l WV

mct = —t—+ αxt

Marginal cost

CCWi = CCW + σΛ2 [mcWi + (1 a)CWi]

Investment

KCWi = (1 α) (Z) CW — ⅛) CW + [Z +

δ] KtW

Resource constraint

JCW-Z-MEdCWJ______________

Taylor rule

—-

R

Notes: The index R refers to the difference between home and foreign variables e.g. CtR

(ct cR) , "RRh f ) (Ch Ct*f). The index W refers to world aggregates where πw =
π+2 = π +2π f and ∆et Ct Ct-1. The parameters are defined as: Λ1 (1-ψ)ψ1-βψ),

λ21 - β(1 - δ) and λ3 = [KK (2α1-i) + 1 - δ]

where the steady state levels are given by


KZ = C + δ and C = α [β - (1 - δ)] λ-1 - δ

3 Equilibrium Determinacy

We start by examining the conditions for equilibrium determinacy when monetary policy
is characterized by a current-looking rule. First note that for a labor-only version of this
open economy model, in which production is linear in labor (α = 0), under a current-
looking rule the Taylor principle (μ > 1) prevents the emergence of real indeterminacy
for both the aggregate and difference systems.
12 As this section shows the conditions for
reduces to the relative PPP condition for consumer price inflation i.e. ΠR = ∆Ct

12For example, as shown by McKnight (2007), the Taylor principle is both a necessary and sufficient
condition for local determinacy of the aggregate system and the difference system when domestic inflation
is targeted. If CPI inflation is targeted then the Taylor principle is a necessary condition for determinacy

12



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