What Insights into the Macroeconomic Consequences of Financial Frictions Arise

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Essay

What insights into the macroeconomic consequences of financial frictions arise from the new Keynesian model?

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Definitions:

New Stock Issue

The release of additional shares by a company to the public for the purpose of raising capital.

Expansion

The phase of the business cycle where economic activities and production levels increase, leading to growth in GDP and employment.

Indexed Equity Mutual Fund

An equity mutual fund that holds a portfolio of stocks that matches their share (or weight) in a broad stock market index such as the S&P 500. The overhead of these funds is usually quite low because their expenses on stock trading and research are low.

Managed Equity Fund

An investment fund in which a manager or management team makes decisions about how to allocate assets in a portfolio of equities.