Panacea, curse, or nonevent? : unconventional monetary policy in the United Kingdom /
The Bank of England's current ""quantitative easing"" strategy has given rise to a controversial debate about the effects and risks of unconventional monetary policy. The present paper makes two contributions to this debate. First, it provides a systematic overview of unconv...
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
©2009.
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Series: | IMF working paper ;
WP/09/163. |
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Table of Contents:
- Table of Contents; I. Introduction; Figure 1: Interest Rates and Central Bank Balance Sheets, 2008-09; II. Rationale for Unconventional Monetary Policy; III. Scope for Unconventional Operations; A. Theoretical Benchmark: Skepticism about Effectiveness; B. Two General Objections to the Skeptics' View; IV. Specific Policy Options; A. Announcement to Keep Short-Term Rates Low for an Extended Period; B. Fixed-rate Refinancing Operations with Extended Maturity; C. Asset Purchases; Qualitative easing; Quantitative easing; Box 1: Do Explicit Asset Price Targets Provide a Foolproof Solution?
- v. Risks and Mitigation StrategiesA. Uncertainty About the Right Dosage, Timing, and Exit; B. Financial Risks; C. Political Risks; D. Appropriate Risk Mitigation; VI. Unconventional Monetary Policy in the United Kingdom; VII. Gauging the Effectiveness of Unconventional Policies; A. Methodological Issues; B. Tentative Evidence; VIII. Comparison with Other Advanced Country Central Banks; A. Type of Unconventional Operations; Communication about future policy rates; Longer-term fixed-rate refinancing operations; Asset purchases; B. Size and Scope of Asset Purchases; C. Approaches to Risk