scholarly journals Debt-deflation versus the liquidity trap: the dilemma of nonconventional monetary policy

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 383-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaël Giraud ◽  
Antonin Pottier
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Debt Deflation

scholarly journals Confidence in future monetary policy as a way to overcome the liquidity trap

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-135
Author(s):  
Olga Kuznetsova ◽  
Sergey Merzlyakov ◽  
Sergey Pekarski
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Time Consistency ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Time Inconsistency ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
The Global Financial Crisis

The global financial crisis of 2007–2009 has changed the landscape for monetary policy. Many central banks in developed economies had to employ various unconventional policy tools to overcome a liquidity trap. These included large-scale asset purchase programs, forward guidance and negative interest rate policies. While recently, some central banks were able to return to conventional monetary policy, for many countries the effectiveness of unconventional policies remains an issue. In this paper we assess diverse practices of unconventional monetary policy with a particular focus on expectations and time consistency. The principal aspect of successful policy in terms of overcoming a liquidity trap is the confidence that interest rates will remain low for a prolonged period. However, forming such expectations faces the problem of time inconsistency of optimal policy. We discuss some directions to solve this problem.

scholarly journals Monetary Policy in Deflation : The Liquidity Trap in History and Practice

2003 ◽  
Vol 2003 (01) ◽  
pp. 1-35
Author(s):  
Athanasios Orphanides ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Liquidity Trap

Debt, Deleveraging, and the Liquidity Trap: A Fisher-Minsky-Koo Approach*

2012 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 1469-1513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauti B. Eggertsson ◽  
Paul Krugman
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Great Depression ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
New Keynesian ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
The Great Depression ◽  
Lost Decade ◽  
Debt Deflation

Abstract In this article we present a simple new Keynesian–style model of debt-driven slumps—that is, situations in which an overhang of debt on the part of some agents, who are forced into rapid deleveraging, is depressing aggregate demand. Making some agents debt-constrained is a surprisingly powerful assumption. Fisherian debt deflation, the possibility of a liquidity trap, the paradox of thrift and toil, a Keynesian-type multiplier, and a rationale for expansionary fiscal policy all emerge naturally from the model. We argue that this approach sheds considerable light both on current economic difficulties and on historical episodes, including Japan’s lost decade (now in its 18th year) and the Great Depression itself.

scholarly journals Understanding Benign Liquidity Traps: The Case of Japan

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Homburg
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Equilibrium Model ◽  
General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Anglo Saxon ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Approach Zero

Abstract Japan has been in a benign liquidity trap since the 1990s. In a benign liquidity trap, interest rates approach zero and monetary policy is ineffective but output and employment perform decently. Such a pattern contradicts traditional macro theories. This paper introduces a monetary general equilibrium model that is compatible with Japan’s performance and resolves puzzles associated with liquidity traps. Possible conclusions for Anglo-Saxon countries and eurozone members are also discussed.

The Macroeconomic Record of the Coalition Government

2015 ◽  
Vol 231 ◽  
pp. R5-R16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Wren-Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Eurozone Crisis ◽  
Fiscal Consolidation ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Liberal Democrats ◽  
The Uk

This paper examines the outcomes for changes introduced by the UK Coalition government in 2010. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) is generally regarded as a success, and should become a permanent part of fiscal policymaking. The form of the primary fiscal mandate, involving a five-year rolling target, appears to be a sensible way to shape fiscal decisions when monetary policy is able to stabilise the economy. Unfortunately it was introduced, along with a five-year programme of severe fiscal consolidation (austerity), while the economy was in a liquidity trap. The OBR estimates austerity reduced GDP growth by 1 per cent in both 2010–11 and 2011–12, and monetary policy was unable to offset this. For the Liberal Democrats a misreading of the Eurozone crisis may have been responsible for this mistake, but for the Conservatives this mistake appears to derive from an unconventional view that the liquidity trap is unimportant.

scholarly journals Optimal Monetary Policy in a Liquidity Trap

10.3386/w9968 ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauti Eggertsson ◽  
Michael Woodford
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Optimal Monetary Policy ◽  
Liquidity Trap
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