Financial shocks and the maturity of the monetary policy rate

被引:2
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作者
Gerlach-Kristen, Petra [1 ]
Rudolf, Barbara [2 ]
机构
[1] Bank Int Settlements, CH-4002 Basel, Switzerland
[2] Swiss Natl Bank, CH-8022 Zurich, Switzerland
关键词
Monetary policy framework; Maturity of the policy interest rate; Financial shocks; Three-month libor;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2010.02.012
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Monetary policy is typically formulated with a very short-term interest rate, while longer rates matter in the transmission mechanism. We show that financial market shocks impact less on the macroeconomy if policy is set with a longer rate. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:333 / 337
页数:5
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