markets may drive economies into recessions, it shows the following: (1) Liquidity traps may occur not only when interest … flexible exchange rates when the country is stuck in a liquidity trap; (3) Near the fringe of liquidity traps, the risk arises …

, holding intermediaries' debt as cash. This paper shows that intermediaries' liquidity creation stimulates growth -- firms hold …. Introducing government debt as a competing source of liquidity is a double-edged sword: firms hold more liquidity in every state … of the world, but by squeezing intermediaries' profits and amplifying their leverage cycle, public liquidity increases …

, allowing for the auctioning of Treasury bills to create the liquidity reflux necessary to refill the account. This paper …