The Scarcity Effect of Quantitative Easing on Repo Rates : Evidence from the Euro Area /

Most short-term interest rates in the Euro area are below the European Central Bank deposit facility rate, the rate at which the central bank remunerates banks' excess reserves. This unexpected development coincided with the start of the Public Sector Purchase Program (PSPP). In this paper, we...

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Hoofdauteur: Arrata, William
Andere auteurs: Nguyen, Benoit, Rahmouni-Rousseau, Imene, Vari, Miklos
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/258
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF
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