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We study the incidence and severity of lower-bound episodes and the efficacy of three types of state-dependent policies - forward guidance about the future path of interest rates, large-scale asset purchases and spending-based fiscal stimulus - in ameliorating the adverse consequences stemming...
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interest rates as experienced in Japan since the mid-1990s. Our analysis is based on an estimated model of Japan, the United … impact of the zero bound on the effectiveness of interest rate policy in Japan in terms of stabilizing output and inflation … the zero bound and evade a potential liquidity trap. Finally, we investigate the international consequences of these …
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The secular decline in the equilibrium real interest rate observed over the past decades has materially limited the room for policy-rate reductions in recessions, and has led to a marked increase in the incidence of episodes where policy rates are likely to be at, or near, the effective lower...
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In the New-Keynesian model, optimal interest rate policy under uncertainty is formulated without reference to monetary aggregates as long as certain standard assumptions on the distributions of unobservables are satisfied. The model has been criticized for failing to explain common trends in...
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