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NY Fed Research On R* And Notably Differing Long-Run Estimates

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Excerpts below taken from: https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2023/08/the-post-pandemic-r/

  • “There is arguably some evidence that short-run r* is currently elevated relative to pre-COVID levels: The economy has proven to be extremely resilient and spreads remain relatively low, in spite of the recent banking turmoil. As shown in June, the model expects short-run real r* to be 2.5% by the end of the year.”
  • “Evidence on whether long-run r*—that is, the persistent component, or trend, in r*—has risen after COVID is much weaker. We use a battery of models, from VARs to DSGEs, to estimate these trends, and these models reach different conclusions.
  • “According to VAR models, long-run r* has roughly remained constant and, if anything, declined a bit since late 2019, reaching 0.75% in real terms. According to the DSGE model, long-run r* has instead risen by almost 50bps during this period, and is now about 1.8%.”

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