Systemic Risk : A New Trade-off for Monetary Policy? /

We introduce time-varying systemic risk in an otherwise standard New-Keynesian model to study whether a simple leaning-against-the-wind policy can reduce systemic risk and improve welfare. We find that an unexpected increase in policy rates reduces output, inflation, and asset prices without fundame...

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Main Author: Laseen, Stefan
Other Authors: Pescatori, Andrea, Turunen, Jarkko
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/142
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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