CIRJE-F-623 "Business Cycle Implications of Internal Consumption Habit for New Keynesian Models"
Author Name Kano, Takashi and James M. Nason
Date June 2009
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Remarks @Revised in August 2010 and December 2012; revised and forthcoming in Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking.
Abstract

We study the implications of internal consumption habit for new Keynesian dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (NKDSGE) models. Bayesian Monte Carlo methods are employed to evaluate NKDSGE model fit. Simulation experiments show that internal consumption habit often improves the ability of NKDSGE models to match the spectra of output and consumption growth. Nonetheless, the fit of NKDSGE models with internal consumption habit is susceptible to the sources of nominal rigidity, to spectra identified by permanent productivity shocks, to the choice of monetary policy rule, and to the frequencies used for evaluation. These vulnerabilities indicate that the specification of NKDSGE models is fragile.