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Econ 240C. Lecture 17. Part I. VAR. Does the Federal Funds Rate Affect Capacity Utilization?. The Federal Funds Rate is one of the principal monetary instruments of the Federal Reserve Does it affect the economy in “real terms”, as measured by capacity utilization. Preliminary Analysis. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Econ 240C

Lecture 17

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Part I. VAR

• Does the Federal Funds Rate Affect Capacity Utilization?

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• The Federal Funds Rate is one of the principal monetary instruments of the Federal Reserve

• Does it affect the economy in “real terms”, as measured by capacity utilization

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Preliminary Analysis

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5The Time Series, Monthly, Jan uary 1967through May 2003

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6Changes in FFR & Capacity Utilization

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7Contemporaneous Correlation

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8Dynamics: Cross-correlation

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9Granger Causality

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10Granger Causality

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11Granger Causality

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Estimation of VAR

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Estimation Results

• OLS Estimation

• each series is positively autocorrelated– lags 1 and 24 for dcapu– lags 1, 2, 7, 9, 13, 16

• each series depends on the other– dcapu on dffr: negatively at lags 10, 12, 17, 21– dffr on dcapu: positively at lags 1, 2, 9, 10 and

negatively at lag 12

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22Correlogram of DFFR

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23Correlogram of DCAPU

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24We Have Mutual Causality, But

We Already Knew That

DCAPU

DFFR

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Interpretation

• We need help

• Rely on assumptions

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What If

• What if there were a pure shock to dcapu– as in the primitive VAR, a shock that only

affects dcapu immediately

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Primitive VAR

(1)dcapu(t) = dffr(t) +

dcapu(t-1) + dffr(t-1) + x(t)

+ edcapu(t)

(2) dffr(t) = dcapu(t) +

dcapu(t-1) + dffr(t-1) + x(t)

+ edffr(t)

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28The Logic of What If• A shock, edffr , to dffr affects dffr immediately,

but if dcapu depends contemporaneously on dffr, then this shock will affect it immediately too

• so assume is zero, then dcapu depends only on its own shock, edcapu , first period

• But we are not dealing with the primitive, but have substituted out for the contemporaneous terms

• Consequently, the errors are no longer pure but have to be assumed pure

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DCAPU

DFFR

shock

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30Standard VAR

• dcapu(t) = (/(1- ) +[ (+ )/(1- )] dcapu(t-1) + [ (+ )/(1- )] dffr(t-1) + [(+ (1- )] x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))/(1- )

• But if we assume

• thendcapu(t) = + dcapu(t-1) + dffr(t-1) + x(t) + edcapu(t) +

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• Note that dffr still depends on both shocks

• dffr(t) = (/(1- ) +[(+ )/(1- )] dcapu(t-1) + [ (+ )/(1- )] dffr(t-1) + [(+ (1- )] x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))/(1- )

• dffr(t) = (+[(+ ) dcapu(t-1) + (+ ) dffr(t-1) + (+ x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))

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DCAPU

DFFR

shock

edcapu(t)

edffr(t)

Reality

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DCAPU

DFFR

shock

edcapu(t)

edffr(t)

What If

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34EVIEWS

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36Interpretations• Response of dcapu to a shock in dcapu

– immediate and positive: autoregressive nature

• Response of dffr to a shock in dffr– immediate and positive: autoregressive nature

• Response of dcapu to a shock in dffr– starts at zero by assumption that – interpret as Fed having no impact on CAPU

• Response of dffr to a shock in dcapu– positive and then damps out– interpret as Fed raising FFR if CAPU rises

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Change the Assumption Around

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DCAPU

DFFR

shock

edcapu(t)

edffr(t)

What If

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39Standard VAR• dffr(t) = (/(1- ) +[(+ )/(1-

)] dcapu(t-1) + [ (+ )/(1- )] dffr(t-1) + [(+ (1- )] x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))/(1- )

• if

• then, dffr(t) = dcapu(t-1) + dffr(t-1) + x(t) + edffr(t))

• but, dcapu(t) = ( + (+ ) dcapu(t-1) + [ (+ ) dffr(t-1) + [(+ x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))

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41Interpretations• Response of dcapu to a shock in dcapu

– immediate and positive: autoregressive nature

• Response of dffr to a shock in dffr– immediate and positive: autoregressive nature

• Response of dcapu to a shock in dffr– is positive (not - ) initially but then damps to zero– interpret as Fed having no or little control of CAPU

• Response of dffr to a shock in dcapu– starts at zero by assumption that – interpret as Fed raising FFR if CAPU rises

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42Conclusions• We come to the same model interpretation

and policy conclusions no matter what the ordering, i.e. no matter which assumption we use, or

• So, accept the analysis

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43Understanding through Simulation

• We can not get back to the primitive fron the standard VAR, so we might as well simplify notation

• y(t) = (/(1- ) +[ (+ )/(1- )] y(t-1) + [ (+ )/(1- )] w(t-1) + [(+ (1- )] x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))/(1- )

• becomes y(t) = a1 + b11 y(t-1) + c11 w(t-1) + d1 x(t) + e1(t)

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• And w(t) = (/(1- ) +[(+ )/(1- )] y(t-1) + [ (+ )/(1- )] w(t-1) + [(+ (1- )] x(t) + (edcapu(t) + edffr(t))/(1- )

• becomes w(t) = a2 + b21 y(t-1) + c21 w(t-1) + d2 x(t) + e2(t)

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Numerical Example

y(t) = 0.7 y(t-1) + 0.2 w(t-1)+ e1(t)w(t) = 0.2 y(t-1) + 0.7 w(t-1) + e2(t)

where e1(t) = ey(t) + 0.8 ew(t)

e2(t) = ew(t)

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• Generate ey(t) and ew(t) as white noise processes using nrnd and where ey(t) and ew(t) are independent. Scale ey(t) so that the variances of e1(t) and e2(t) are equal

– ey(t) = 0.6 *nrnd and

– ew(t) = nrnd (different nrnd)

• Note the correlation of e1(t) and e2(t) is 0.8

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Analytical Solution Is Possible

• These numerical equations for y(t) and w(t) could be solved for y(t) as a distributed lag of e1(t) and a distributed lag of e2(t), or, equivalently, as a distributed lag of ey(t) and a distributed lag of ew(t)

• However, this is an example where simulation is easier

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48Simulated Errors e1(t) and e2(t)

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49Simulated Errors e1(t) and e2(t)

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50Estimated Model

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Y to shock in w

Calculated

0.8

0.76

0.70

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Impact of a Shock in w on the Variable y: Impulse Response Function

Period

Imp

act

Mult

iplier

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Calculated

Simulated

Impact of shock in w on variable y

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Impact of a Shock in y on the Variable y: Impulse Response Function

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Period

Impac

t M

ultip

lier

Calculated

Simulated