Rational Expectations: Implications for Policy

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Rational Expectations: Implications for Policy chapter 28 Rational Expectations: Implications for Policy

Lucas Critique Lucas challenges usefulness of econometric models for policy evaluation 1. Critique follows from RE implication that change in way variable moves, changes expectations formation 2. Policy change, changes relationship between expectations and past behavior 3. Estimated relationships in econometric model change 4. Therefore, can’t be used to evaluate change in policy Example: Evaluate effect on long rate from Fed policy raising short-term i permanently, if in past changes in i reversed 1. Estimated term structure relationship indicate only small change in long rate 2. Once realize short i  permanently, average future short rates  a lot, long rate  a lot 3. Another implication of Lucas analysis: expectations about policy influences response to policy

New Classical Model Assumptions: 1. Rational expectations 2. Wages and prices completely flexible to changes in expected price level Implications: 1. Policy ineffectiveness proposition: anticipated policy has no effect on business cycle 2. Effects of policy are uncertain because depend on expectations 3. No beneficial effect from activist policy: supports nonactivism

Response to Unanticipated Policy in New Classical Model 1. M , AD shifts right to AD2 2. Because M  unanticipated, expected price level unchanged and AS stays at AS1 3. Go to 2': Y , P 

Response to Anticipated Policy in New Classical Model 1. M , AD shifts right to AD2 2. M  anticipated, expected price level  to P2, AS shifts in to AS2 3. Go to 2: Y unchanged, P  by more

New Keynesian Model Assumptions: 1. Rational expectations 2. Wages and prices have rigidity: don’t adjust fully to changes in expected price level Implications: 1. Unanticipated policy has larger effect on Y than anticipated policy 2. Policy ineffectiveness does not hold: Anticipated policy does affect Y 3. Not rule out beneficial effect from activist policy 4. However, effects of policy are affected by expectations: designing policy is tough

Response to Expansionary Policy in New Keynesian Model 1. M , AD shifts out to AD2 2. Panel (a): M  unanticipated, AS stays at AS1;; go to U, Y  P  3. Panel (b): M  anticipated, AS shifts to ASA (not all the way to AS2); go to A, Y  by less than in panel (a), P  by more

Summary: The Three Models

Response to Expansionary Policy in the Three Models

Analysis of Figure 5: Response to Expansionary Policy in the Three Models M , AD shifts out to AD2 Traditional Model (a) 1. AS stays at AS1 whether M  anticipated or not; go to 1', Y  P  New Classical Model (b) 1. M  unanticipated, AS stays at AS1; go to 1', Y , P  2. M  anticipated, AS to AS2; go to 2, Y unchanged, P  by more New Keynesian Model (c) 1. M  unanticipated, AS stays at AS1; go to 1', Y  P  2. M  anticipated, AS to AS2; go to 2', Y  by less, P  by more

Anti-Inflation Policy in the Three Models

Analysis of Figure 6: Anti-Inflation Policy in the Three Models 1. Ongoing , so moving from AD1 to AD2, AS1 to AS2, point 1 to 2 2. Anti- policy, AD kept at AD1 Traditional Model (a) 1. AS to AS2 whether policy anticipated or not; go to 2', Y ,   New Classical Model (b) 1. Unanticipated: AS to AS2; go to 2', Y ,   2. Anticipated: AS stays at AS1; stay at 1, Y unchanged,   to zero New Keynesian Model (c) 2. Anticipated: AS to AS2''; go to 2'', Y  by less,   by more

Credibility and the Reagan Deficits Reagan deficits may have made 1981–82 recession worse after Fed anti- policy Analysis with Figure 6 1. Anti- policy kept AD at AD1 2. Fed’s anti- policy less credible, so AS kept rising to AS2 3. Go to 2' in panels (b) and (c); Y  by more than if anti- policy credible Impact of Rational Expectations Revolution 1. More aware of importance of expectations and credibility 2. Lucas critique has caused most economists to doubt use of conventional econometric models for policy evaluation 3. Since effect of policy depends on expectations, economists less activist 4. Policy effectiveness proposition not widely accepted, most economists take intermediate position that activist policy could be beneficial but is tough to design