The Zero Interest Rate Floor (ZIF) and its Implications for Monetary Policy in Japan /

This paper uses the IMF's macroeconomic model MULTIMOD to examine the implications of the zero-interest-rate floor (ZIF) for the design of monetary policy in Japan. Similar to findings in other studies, targeting rates of inflation lower than 2.0 percent significantly increases the likelihood o...

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Autore principale: Laxton, Douglas
Altri autori: Hunt, Benjamin
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/186
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF