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Policy Article

New Perspectives on Monetary Policy

Authors

  • Schularick
  • M.

Publication Date

JEL Classification

E42 E52 E58 E64 H63

Key Words

asset prices

Central Banks' mandate

heterogeneous agent model

inequality

monetary policy

stabilization policy

This paper presents and discusses new perspectives on the framework of monetary policy that challenge the current paradigm: (i) The development of heterogeneous agent models in which “divine coincidence” no longer holds and trade-offs between inflation and output stabilization arise; (ii) New theoretical and empirical evidence on the distributional effects of conventional and unconventional monetary policy; (iii) Evidence that stabilization policy by central banks invites more leverage, risktaking and a rising exposure of intermediaries to the systematic risks that central banks insure, which in turn increases financial and economic fragility.

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  • Prof. Dr. Moritz Schularick
    President

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