Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/171323 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] Macroeconomic Dynamics [ISSN:] 1469-8056 [Volume:] 18 [Issue:] 5 [Publisher:] Cambridge University Press [Place:] Cambridge [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 985-997
Publisher: 
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Abstract: 
This paper examines the behavior of the finance premium after technology and monetary shocks in a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model where borrowers use a fraction of their production (output) as collateral. We show that this simple framework is capable of producing a countercyclical finance premium, while matching the well-documented stylized facts of macro dynamics. A key feature is the endogenous derivation of the default probability from break-even conditions, which results in the loan rate being set as a countercyclical finance premium over the cost of borrowing from the central bank. The latter is shown to provide an accelerator effect through which shocks can amplify the loan spread and the dynamic response of macro variables.
Subjects: 
Credit Frictions
Business Cycles
Collateral
Finance Premium
Loan Spread
Additional Information: 
working paper version (preprint)
Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Manuscript Version (Preprint)
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