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Publications [#238395] of Kent P. Kimbrough

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  1. Kimbrough, KP, Futures markets and monetary policy, Journal of Monetary Economics, vol. 15 no. 1 (January, 1985), pp. 69-79, Elsevier BV, ISSN 0304-3932 [doi]
    (last updated on 2024/03/27)

    Abstract:
    It has recently been argued that when differentially informed agents trade with one another monetary policy can influence the distribution of output by altering the information content of prices. This paper introduces a futures market into the Barro (1980) model and shows that under certain conditions prices may aggregate information in a manner such that differentially informed agents hold identical beliefs concerning aggregate market conditions. In such cases, monetary policy will be unable to influence the distribution of output. These results then serve as a backdrop for a more general discussion of the relationship between asset prices and the role of monetary policy. © 1985.


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