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DSGE · Subgroup

Financial frictions

The financial accelerator extension -- adds a credit-spread wedge and an external-finance premium so that balance-sheet conditions feed back into investment, output, and the policy block.

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What this subgroup is

The financial frictions lane in the DSGE family

The financial accelerator extension -- adds a credit-spread wedge and an external-finance premium so that balance-sheet conditions feed back into investment, output, and the policy block.

Reference/Structure reference

When to use it

When to reach for financial frictions

Reach for the financial-frictions route when the question is about how credit conditions, leverage, or risk premia amplify a shock through the real economy.

Routes currently covered

Financial frictions routes

Each route below is a DSGE model reference page with overview, graph, proof, and comparison material.

Financial frictionsReference/Structure reference

Financial Accelerator

Adds leverage, collateral, and spread dynamics to a structural core so financial amplification becomes explicit.

Open Financial Accelerator reference

Reference coverage

Coverage for this subgroup

1 route linked in this subgroup's DSGE reference coverage.

Currently covers one route: the financial accelerator extension. The reference page documents the balance-sheet wedge and external-finance premium.

How this subgroup differs

How financial frictions sits next to other DSGE subgroups

Financial frictions is grouped separately from sticky-price core, heterogeneous households, open-economy extensions because the structural assumptions, frictions, or household structure are meaningfully different, not because the models are unrelated. The cross-links below let you hop sideways without losing the DSGE frame.

Related subgroups

Nearby DSGE subgroups

These subgroups sit next to financial frictions inside the DSGE family and are worth reading next.

Sticky-price coreHeterogeneous householdsOpen-economy extensions

Back to the DSGE family

Browse the full DSGE family

The DSGE family page lists every route in the explorer, including the ones that sit in other subgroups.

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