Explaining the Last Consumption Boom-Bust Cycle in Ireland : The Role of News and Noise Shocks / Jose Luis Diaz Sanchez

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Publisher: Washington, D.C : The World Bank, 2013Description: Online-Ressource (10 p)Additional physical formats: Sanchez, Jose Luis Diaz: Explaining the Last Consumption Boom-Bust Cycle in Ireland DOI: DOI: 10.1596/1813-9450-6525Online resources: Summary: The objective of the paper is to explain the last boom and bust in consumption in Ireland by the failure of consumers to correctly distinguish permanent changes in productivity from temporary changes. It uses a business cycle model, where agents update their beliefs about long-run productivity using information-that they receive continuously-about the future state of the economy. The analysis finds that a large and prolonged disconnect between consumption and long-run productivity occurred in the years leading to the economic crisis, which led to "over-consumption" for several quarters. A strong downward adjustment in 2008 followed when Irish consumers finally realized their mistakePPN: PPN: 834979047Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBL
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