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| Alexander Falter and Dennis Wesselbaum |
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| ''Correlated shocks in estimated DSGE models'' |
| ( 2018, Vol. 38 No.4 ) |
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| In simulating and estimating DSGE models, we typically assume that exogenous shocks exist and that they capture aggregate uncertainty. Further, they are either interpreted as structural or as measurement error. Therefore, we almost always assume orthogonality of those shocks restricting the off-diagonal elements of the variance-covariance matrix.
In this paper, we ask the question whether correlated shocks matter when we estimate typical DSGE models and what we can learn from including them. We argue that using correlated shocks is useful as a robustness test: observing correlated shocks implies that the underlying DSGE model is misspecified and we can understand the weaknesses of the underlying model.
We find sizable and relevant differences for the three DSGE models estimated when we include correlated shocks. This holds for the estimation of structural parameters, driving forces of fluctuations, and the size and sign of the estimated shocks. |
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| Keywords: Bayesian Estimation, Correlated Shocks, DSGE |
JEL: C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General
E2 - Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment: General (includes Measurement and Data) |
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| Manuscript Received : Aug 11 2018 | | Manuscript Accepted : Oct 30 2018 |
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