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Review of Economic Studies Vol. 53 No. 3 1986

Sticky Goods Prices, Flexible Asset Prices, Monopolistic Competition, and Monetary Policy

Lars E. O. Svensson

Institute for International Economic Studies, University of Stockholm

Abstract

A monetary general equilibrium asset-pricing model with sticky goods prices is developed. Goods prices are set by monopolistically competitive firms that maximize stock market value. Equilibria with underutilization of resources, excess capacity, in some states result, in contrast to previous monetary asset-pricing models. The degree of competition affects capacity utilization. Monetary policy can affect output and resource utilization, in addition to real asset prices, depending upon the amount of information available to the monetary authority.

DOI
10.2307/2297635
Volume
53
Issue
3
Pages
385
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib openalex crossref

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