Hello together,
I am trying to replicate “Current Account Dynamics and Monetary Policy” from Ferrero, Gertler, Svensson (2008). My problem is that I am not able to build the model correctly in Dynare, because I am not able to derivate all log-linear equations, so that I can`t model the foreign country equations. I know this is a Dynare forum, but I don`t know where to ask elsewhere.
With help from teaching slides of Ferreros coursework in Oxford, I was able to solve the most basic non-log-linearized equations, but for some of the log-linear equations I have no approach/idea!
Here my biggest problems:
Equation (41) (demand for home tradables):
It seems not to be a normal log-linear version of the non-log-linearized version of the demand for home tradables (equation (34)). So I tried it another way (uploaded-file: Derivation_41), but I cannot reach the exactly same equation like Ferrero.
Equations (47) (48) - NKPCs:
Here the Problems begins by the derivation of the optimal rest price (21). I tried it with following a lot of literature, but I don`t know how to combine the optimal reset price with the evolution of the price index ((22) to reach the NKPCs.
Equation (52) - Net exports:
Here I have also really no idea…
I found a Dynare code for the paper in this forum (from “st.josef” Mar 21, 2016). But at first I don`t know if it is correct and second I cannot explain how he derived the equations for the foreign country, when I am not able to derive all home country equations (moreover it is a version of a currency union, but think this should only be a little change).
I am really thankful for any information (technical appendix?), hint or maybe literature recommendations for DSGE models with trade and current account dynamics, because I am despairing for weeks.
Thanks and greetings!