Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP) : Implications for Monetary Transmission and Bank Profitability in the Euro Area /

More than two years ago the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted a negative interest rate policy (NIRP) to achieve its price stability objective. Negative interest rates have so far supported easier financial conditions and contributed to a modest expansion in credit, demonstrating that the zero lowe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jobst, Andreas
Other Authors: Lin, Huidan
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/172
Online Access:Full text available on IMF