choices matter for output volatility and the medium-term level of inflation. Greater monetary independence is associated with … associated with a higher level of inflation while greater exchange rate stability and greater financial openness could lower the … inflation rate. We find that trilemma policy configurations and external finances affect output volatility through the …

We examine the effect of negative nominal interest rates on bank profitability and behavior using a cross-country panel …

bank franchise value or profitability. In this paper we argue that banks' market-to-book ratio is the sum of two components …

We study how heterogeneity in banks’ asset holdings affects fragility. In the model, banks face a risk of bank runs and … sell their assets at the same time. When banks are homogeneous, their selling behaviors are synchronized, and bank runs are …

Using comprehensive loan-level data in China, we investigate how the deregulation on bank entry barriers alters local …

yields on long maturity inflation - indexed bonds. This relationship can be interpreted as defining the fair value of the … exchange rate that will prevail in any model or real world economy in which inflation indexed bonds are traded. An advantage of … with a 50 basis point rise in the inflation indexed bond return differential in favor of the foreign country and an 50 …

rates, and the shift in the response of the term structure of interest rates to inflation and output. Although the theory …