Published in:Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) ; No. 659
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1 Online-Ressource (70 p)
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Not determined
DOI:
10.2139/ssrn.1105750
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Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments January 2008 erstellt
Description:
The ability of a two-sector model to quantify the contribution of the housing market to business fluctuations is investigated using U.S. data and Bayesian methods. The estimated model, which contains nominal and real rigidities and collateral constraints, displays the following features: first, a large fraction of the upward trend in real housing prices over the last 40 years can be accounted for by slow technological progress in the housing sector; second, residential investment and housing prices are very sensitive to monetary policy and housing demand shocks; third, the wealth effects from housing on consumption are positive and significant, and have become more important over time. The structural nature of the model allows identifying and quantifying the sources of fluctuations in house prices and residential investment and measuring the contribution of housing booms and busts to business cycles