Globalization, Market Power, and the Natural Interest Rate /

We argue that strong globalization forces have been an important determinant of global real interest rates over the last five decades, as they have been key drivers of changes in the natural real interest rate-i.e. the interest rate consistent with output at its potential and constant inflation. An...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Natal, Jean-Marc
Other Authors: Stoffels, Nicolas
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/095
Online Access:Full text available on IMF