The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Central Banking

The Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Central Banking
Author: David G. Mayes
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2019-03-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0190626194

"The Handbook reflects the state of the art in the theory and practice of central banking. It covers all the essential areas that have come under scrutiny since the global financial crisis of 2007-9"--

Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)

Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
Author: Andreas Jobst
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475524471

More than two years ago the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted a negative interest rate policy (NIRP) to achieve its price stability objective. Negative interest rates have so far supported easier financial conditions and contributed to a modest expansion in credit, demonstrating that the zero lower bound is less binding than previously thought. However, interest rate cuts also weigh on bank profitability. Substantial rate cuts may at some point outweigh the benefits from higher asset values and stronger aggregate demand. Further monetary accommodation may need to rely more on credit easing and an expansion of the ECB’s balance sheet rather than substantial additional reductions in the policy rate.

Nonlinear Time Series Analysis of Business Cycles

Nonlinear Time Series Analysis of Business Cycles
Author: C. Milas
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2006-02-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 044451838X

This volume of Contributions to Economic Analysis addresses a number of important questions in the field of business cycles including: How should business cycles be dated and measured? What is the response of output and employment to oil-price and monetary shocks? And, is the business cycle asymmetric, and does it matter?

Negative Interest Rates

Negative Interest Rates
Author: Luís Brandão Marques
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2021-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1513570080

This paper focuses on negative interest rate policies and covers a broad range of its effects, with a detailed discussion of findings in the academic literature and of broader country experiences.

Interest Rate Rules, Endogenous Cycles, and Chaotic Dynamics in Open Economies

Interest Rate Rules, Endogenous Cycles, and Chaotic Dynamics in Open Economies
Author: Mr.Marco Airaudo
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2012-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475546416

We present an extensive analysis of the consequences for global equilibrium determinacy in flexible-price open economies of implementing active interest rate rules, i.e., monetary rules where the nominal interest rate responds more than proportionally to inflation. We show that conditions under which these rules generate aggregate instability by inducing liquidity traps, endogenous cycles, and chaotic dynamics depend on specific characteristics of open economies. In particular, rules that respond to expected future inflation are more prone to induce endogenous cyclical and chaotic dynamics the more open the economy to trade.

An Empirical Assessment of the Exchange Rate Pass-through in Mozambique

An Empirical Assessment of the Exchange Rate Pass-through in Mozambique
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2021-05-06
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1513573691

Determining the magnitude and speed of the exchange rate passthrough (ERPT) to inflation has been of paramount importance for policy-makers in developed and emerging economies. This paper estimates the exchange rate passthrough in Mozambique using econometric techniques on a sample spanning from 2001 to 2019. Results suggest that the ERPT is assymetric, sizable and fast, with 50 percent of the exchange rate variations passing through to prices in less than six months. Policy-makers should continue to pursue low and stable inflation and develop a strong track record of prudent macroeconomic policies for the ERPT to decline.

Structural Factor Analysis of Interest Rate Pass Through in Four Large Euro Asia Economies

Structural Factor Analysis of Interest Rate Pass Through in Four Large Euro Asia Economies
Author: Anindya Banerjee
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2017
Genre:
ISBN:

"In this paper we examine the influence of unconventional monetary policy at the ECB on mortgage and business lending rates offered by banks in the major euro area countries (Germany, France, Italy and Spain). Since there are many different policy measures that have been undertaken, we utilise a dynamic factor model based on the Bernanke Boivin and Eliasz (2005) approach, which allows examination of impulse responses to a policy rate conditioned by structurally identified latent factors. The distinct feature of this paper is that it explores the effects of all three phases of monetary policy to emphasize the transmission channels - through short-term rates, long-term yields and perceived risk - ultimately directed towards bank lending rates. Further analysis of unconventional monetary policy is provided through rolling window impulse responses and variance decompositions of the identified financial factors on lending rates to demonstrate the changing influence of different policy measures on lending rates. Keywords: monetary policy, dynamic factor models, interest rates, pass through"--Page 1.

Effects of Bank Capital on Lending

Effects of Bank Capital on Lending
Author: Joseph M. Berrospide
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2011-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1437939864

The effect of bank capital on lending is a critical determinant of the linkage between financial conditions and real activity, and has received especial attention in the recent financial crisis. The authors use panel-regression techniques to study the lending of large bank holding companies (BHCs) and find small effects of capital on lending. They then consider the effect of capital ratios on lending using a variant of Lown and Morgan's VAR model, and again find modest effects of bank capital ratio changes on lending. The authors¿ estimated models are then used to understand recent developments in bank lending and, in particular, to consider the role of TARP-related capital injections in affecting these developments. Illus. A print on demand pub.