This paper explores the impacts on an economy of a central bank changing the size and composition of its balance sheet. One of the ways in which such asset purchases could influence prices and demand is via portfolio balance effects. We develop and calibrate a simple OLG model in which...

This paper explores the impacts on an economy of a central bank changing the size and composition of its balance sheet. One of the ways in which such asset purchases could influence prices and demand is via portfolio balance effects. We develop and calibrate a simple OLG model in which...

This paper investigates the managing strategies of a bank's liquidity reserve in the broader context of the role of asset-liability management according to the liquidity issues of a banking organisation. Several types of liquidity are presented and how these are interconnected and how they might...

This paper explores the impacts on an economy of a central bank changing the size and composition of its balance sheet. One of the ways in which such asset purchases could influence prices and demand is via portfolio balance effects. We develop and calibrate a simple OLG model in which...

This paper explores the impacts on an economy of a central bank changing the size and composition of its balance sheet. One of the ways in which such asset purchases could influence prices and demand is via portfolio balance effects. We develop and calibrate a simple OLG model in which...

Using an agent-based model, we investigate how monetary policy affects banks' risk-taking in terms of the profile of their lending to real sector firms.Our agent-based model considers five types of agents: banks, depositors, the Central Bank, firms, and the clearinghouse. While banks and...

Using an agent-based model, we investigate how monetary policy affects banks' risk-taking in terms of the profile of their lending to real sector firms. Our agent-based model considers five types of agents: banks, depositors, the Central Bank, firms, and the clearinghouse. While banks and...