Credible Commitment to Optimal Escape from a Liquidity Trap : The Role of the Balance Sheet of an Independent Central Bank /

An independent central bank can manage its balance sheet and its capital so as to commit itself to a depreciation of its currency and an exchange rate peg. This way, the central bank can implement the optimal escape from a liquidity trap, which involves a commitment to higher future inflation. This...

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Auteur principal: Jeanne, Olivier
Autres auteurs: Svensson, Lars
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/162
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF