Repmod: A Smaller Sibling for Multimod

Author/Editor:

Guy M Meredith

Publication Date:

January 1, 1999

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper describes a small macroeconomic model based on a representative industrial-country block of MULTIMOD, the IMF’s multi-country simulation model. REPMOD is designed to provide a more flexible and accessible tool for analysis by individual country desks than the full version of MULTIMOD. It also allows the construction of model-consistent baseline paths, in addition to conventional shock-minus-control experiments. After discussing the model’s general structure and properties, some distinctive aspects are illustrated via simulations that explore the implications of Japan’s liquidity trap.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1999/008

Subject:

Deflation Financial services Foreign exchange Inflation Prices Real exchange rates Real interest rates Short term interest rates

English

Publication Date:

January 1, 1999

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451842494/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0081999

Pages:

37

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