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commiting to keep interest rates low at the exit of the liquidity trap, to stabilize inflation today. 2. From debt … interest rates. Liquidity trap (LT) episodes are longer, however, the impact of interest rate policy commitments on inflation …
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In this paper, we investigate how the dynamic effects of excess liquidity shocks on economic activity, asset prices and … inflation differ over time. We show that the impact varies considerably over time, depends on the source of increased liquidity …
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-Wicksellian model and then adds banks and a role for bonds in the liquidity management of households and banks. The Banks and Bonds …
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This paper analyses the relationship between the prevailing liquidity conditions (such as measures of money, credit and … sustained excess liquidity, we analyse under which conditions they are more likely to be followed by an asset price boom. The … periods of sustained excess liquidity that are accompanied by strong economic activity, low interest rates, high real credit …
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debt in a liquidity trap by increasing taxes and by taming public spending. This prescription is at odds with large deficit …-spending undertaken in the US during previous liquidity trap episodes. In this article, I show that accumulating debt turns optimal with …. Moreover, even when labor taxes fluctuate and policy is fully coordinated, optimal deficit-spending in a liquidity trap emerges …
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commiting to keep interest rates low at the exit of the liquidity trap, to stabilize inflation today. 2. From debt … interest rates. Liquidity trap (LT) episodes are longer, however, the impact of interest rate policy commitments on inflation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012304687
When taxes do not sufficiently adjust to government debt levels, the Fiscal Theory of the Price Level predicts that other variables, such as inflation and output gap, must adjust to ensure the solvency of public finances. We study the role of optimal debt maturity portfolios in this context,...
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In this contribution, we present a novel instrument to control for investment opportunities in studying the investment-cash-flow sensitivity. More in particular we introduce the book value of R&D. We argue this instrument has advantages over other theories of investment, especially when...
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We develop a utility based model of fluctuations, with nominal rigidities, and unemployment. In doing so, we combine two strands of research: the New Keynesian model with its focus on nominal rigidities, and the Diamond-Mortensen-Pissarides model, with its focus on labor market frictions and...
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This paper gives an overview of the present version of the quarterly model for the Belgian economy built at the National Bank of Belgium (NBB). This model can provide quantitative input into the policy analysis and projection processes within a framework that has explicit micro-foundations and...
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