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Credible Commitment to Optimal Escape from a Liquidity Trap; The Role of the Balance Sheet of an Independent Central Bank
Jeanne, Olivier; Svensson, Lars E. O. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
its currency and an exchange rate peg. This way, the central bank can implement the optimal escape from a liquidity trap … to escape from a liquidity trap. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826442
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Mexico: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Press Release
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that after a sharp slowdown in 2013, growth in Mexico is projected to recover to 2.4 percent this year. The strong recovery in the United States in the second quarter of 2014 has triggered a rebound in Mexico’s manufacturing production and...
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Republic of Korea; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper for the Republic of Korea focuses on the role of monetary policy in the current context of slowing growth and rising inflation pressures. Korea has not remained immune to the global slowdown, and with the cycle turning downward, the trade-off between inflation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245257
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Rethinking Macro Policy II; Getting Granular
Blanchard, Olivier J.; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni; Mauro, Paolo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This note explores how the economic thinking about macroeconomic management has evolved since the crisis began. It discusses developments in monetary policy, including unconventional measures; the challenges associated with increased public debt; and the policy potential, risks, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245877
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Central bank independence: monetary policies in selected jurisdictions (III)
Ojo, Marianne; Ayadi, Felix - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
A sufficient and appropriate degree of central bank independence is widely acknowledged to be necessary for the goal of achieving price stability. However, despite the levels of independence claimed to be enjoyed by several central banks, recent events indicate shifts in focus of monetary policy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257824
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The Gambia; Demand for Broad Money and Implications for Monetary Policy Conduct
Sriram, Subramanian S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper evaluates the demand for broad money (M2) in The Gambia for January 1988-June 2007. There appears to be a long-run relationship for demand for real M2, but the relationship is not stable. Exogenous output shocks, financial innovation, changes in income velocity, and inadequate data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528631
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Le Policy mix de la zone UEMOA garantit-il la Stabilité Intérieure et la Croissance ?
Combey, Adama - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
A policy mix characterized by a monetary policy whose main objective is price stability and fiscal policy under fiscal discipline can he permit to keep prices and production levels of social optimum to sustain economic growth ? In this paper, an index of the policy mix is ​​built for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258948
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Fiscal Theory of Price Level
Daly, Hounaida; Smida, Mounir - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
Lack of coordination between the monetary and fiscal authorities will result in inferior overall economic performance. This paper studies the interactions between monetary and fiscal policies and its effect on the economic performance by using al cointegration tests in the case of Euro Area....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114139
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Frontiers of Monetary Policymaking: Adding the Exchange Rate as a Tool to Combat Deflationary Risks in the Czech Republic
Alichi, Ali; Benes, Jaromir; Felman, Joshua; Feng, Irene; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The paper first describes how the Czech National Bank (CNB) moved gradually from a fixed exchange rate regime to the frontiers of Inflation-Forecast Targeting. It then focuses on the CNB’s recent experience in adding the exchange rate as a complementary monetary policy tool to stimulate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242190
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Sweden; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues paper discusses capital and liquidity regulations in Sweden. It recaps the recent debates on … capital and liquidity buffers, and discusses a way to consider appropriate levels of capital and liquidity buffers in the case … of Sweden. The paper estimates the government’s contingent liabilities from banks by different capital and liquidity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244133