Robust Monetary Policy Under Uncertainty About the Lower Bound

Central banks face uncertainty about the true location of the effective lower bound (ELB) on nominal interest rates. We model optimal discretionary monetary policy during a liquidity trap when the central bank designs policy that is robust with respect to the location of the ELB. If the central b...

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Publicado no:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 14-2019)
Autor principal: Tillmann, Peter
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2019
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Resumo:Central banks face uncertainty about the true location of the effective lower bound (ELB) on nominal interest rates. We model optimal discretionary monetary policy during a liquidity trap when the central bank designs policy that is robust with respect to the location of the ELB. If the central bank fears the worst-case location of the ELB, monetary conditions will be more expansionary before the liquidity trap occurs.
Descrição Física:15 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0609