Category: Monetary Policy
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The Fed’s balance sheet runoff and the demand for reserves
New research examines the relation between reserve demand and the effective federal funds rate -interest on reserves spread.
The Fed critics
Will the Fed’s current policy lead to stagflation or its critics are looking at the wrong model?
In defense of average inflation targeting!
Two new working papers argue that average inflation targeting improves central bank credibility and employment of populations with lower labor force attachment.
Asymmetric shocks and monetary policy
What is the optimal monetary policy in the presence of asymmetric shocks in a closed as well as in an open economy?
Optimal policy and HANK models
In HANK models, should optimal policy stabilize consumption inequality or focus on price stability?
Central bank communication and financial markets
Taking a deeper look at the “Fed information effect.”
Why do central banks undertake reforms?
Interesting research on what drives institutional reforms as well as monetary policy framework reviews in central banks.
Should Jerome Powell be re-appointed?
There are many divergent views about whether President Biden should re-appoint Jerome Powell.