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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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Published in:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 14-2019)
Main Author: Tillmann, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2019
Subjects:
liquidity trap
discretion
uncer- tainty
Wirtschaft
robust control
optimal monetary policy
Economics
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:15 Pages
ISSN:1867-3678
DOI:10.17192/es2024.0609

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