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Is monetary financing inflationary? : a case study of the Canadian economy, 1935 - 75
Ryan-Collins, Josh - 2015
Historically high levels of private and public debt coupled with already very low short-term interest rates appear to limit the options for stimulative monetary policy in many advanced economies today. One option that has not yet been considered is monetary financing by central banks to boost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011389179
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Is Monetary Financing Inflationary? A Case Study of the Canadian Economy, 1935-75
Ryan-Collins, Josh - 2015
Historically high levels of private and public debt coupled with already very low short-term interest rates appear to limit the options for stimulative monetary policy in many advanced economies today. One option that has not yet been considered is monetary financing by central banks to boost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013013224
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Money in finance
Wray, L. Randall - 2011
This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The role of government as both regulator of private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008906555
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Money in Finance
Wray, L. Randall - 2011
This paper begins by defining, and distinguishing between, money and finance, and addresses alternative ways of financing spending. We next examine the role played by financial institutions (e.g., banks) in the provision of finance. The role of government as both regulator of private...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013128521
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Economic policy in India : for economic stimulus, or for austerity and volatility?
Sen, Sunanda; DasGupta, Zico - 2014
The implementation of economic reforms under new economic policies in India was associated with a paradigmatic shift in monetary and fiscal policy. While monetary policies were solely aimed at "price stability" in the neoliberal regime, fiscal policies were characterized by the objective of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010385761
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Belling the Cat : Eli F. Heckscher on the Gold Standard as a Discipline Device
Fregert, Klas - 2011
Unlike Knut Wicksell, Eli Heckscher did not believe the time had arrived for “managed money” to replace the gold standard after World War I. The war had shown that only a gold standard could bind the central bank to a time-consistent policy with reasonable price stability. Heckscher likened...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013123102
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An Evaluation of the Non-Neutrality of Money
Moreira, Tito Belchior Silva - 2016
This paper evaluates the effect of a change in the quantity of money on relative prices in the U.S. economy based on … quarterly time-series for the period of 1959 to 2013. We also estimate the implication of a change in relative prices on the … affects relative prices but also affects the inflation rate and real variables, such as investment, natural rate of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012993430
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F.A. Hayek and His Rational Choice of Monetary Arrangements
Sahoo, Ganeswar - 2013
This paper addresses the perspective of Hayek's doctrine on monetary arrangements in the economy and his favorable argument for an international central bank over national central bank. I also discussed Hayek's view on free banking (i.e. for the free issue of bank notes) that would enable the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013077505
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The Zero Lower Bound on Nominal Interest Rates and Monetary Policy Effectiveness: a Survey
Ullersma, C.A. - de Nederlandsche Bank - 2001
This paper surveys the literature on monetary policy at the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates. Certain crucial insights regarding expectations have been neglected in recent research in this field. Taking this into account, the interactions between demand and supply shocks appear crucial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106759
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Understanding inflation in emerging and developing economies
Ha, Jongrim; Kose, M. Ayhan; Ohnsorge, Franziska - 2019
Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) have experienced an extraordinary decline in inflation since the early 1970s. After peaking in 1974 at 17.3 percent, inflation in these economies declined to 3.5 percent in 2017. Despite a checkered history of managing inflation among many EMDEs,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011980872