DSGE

Francesca Diluiso, Boromeus Wanengkirtyo and Jenny Chan. This post examines key aspects of climate mitigation policies that could matter for monetary policy, using insights from structural climate macroeconomic models (Environmental Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium). Three main findings emerge: first, mitigation policies – like carbon pricing – can be a direct source of shocks, creating potential … Continue reading Some implications of climate policy for monetary policy →

This post presents an update of the economic forecasts generated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model. We describe very briefly our forecast and its change since September 2022.

“Kitchen table” issues were on the minds of our readers in 2022, though what was labeled as such was perhaps a bit broader than in the past. Supply chains—now firmly placed on the radar of Main Street—were the subject of the year’s top post by number of page views and accounted for three of the top five (we’ll consider them as one for this roundup). Student debt forgiveness and inflation were also in the news, drawing readers to our preview of various possibilities for the (subsequently announced) federal student loan forgiveness program and a quarterly update of a New York Fed economic forecast model. Posts on more technical topics were popular as well, including an update on the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet “runoff” and a discussion of stablecoins. Underscoring their broad appeal, the year’s top two posts rank among the top five in the history of Liberty Street, which dates back to 2011. Read on to see which posts resonated most with readers.