Optimal Fiscal Policy in a Liquidity Trap at the Zero Lower Bound

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabri Boubaker
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Zero Lower Bound ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Optimal Fiscal Policy

The Case for Imposing Cashlessness: A Review Article

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 1587-1591
Author(s):  
Neil Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Zero Lower Bound ◽  
Illegal Activity ◽  
The Interest Rate

In The Curse of Cash, Rogoff (2016) makes two arguments. (i) Large denominations of currency are primarily used for illegal activity. Therefore, eliminating them would have benefits that far outweigh the costs in terms of lost seigniorage. (ii) The zero lower bound (ZLB) on the interest rate implied by the possibility of holding large amounts of currency is a costly constraint on central-bank policy. The best way to eliminate the ZLB is to eliminate all but small denominations of currency, ten dollars and lower, and to have those be in the form of coins. The style of the book, no models and no symbols, works fairly well for (i), but not so well for (ii). For (ii), the author is unclear about a crucial matter: what fiscal policy accompanies alternative interest-rate settings chosen by the central bank? ( JEL E26, E42, E43, E52, E58, E62)

scholarly journals Measuring the Effect of the Zero Lower Bound on Medium- and Longer-Term Interest Rates

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 3154-3185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric T. Swanson ◽  
John C. Williams
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Interest Rates ◽  
Zero Lower Bound ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Macroeconomic Models ◽  
Monetary And Fiscal Policy ◽  
Effectiveness Of Monetary Policy

According to standard macroeconomic models, the zero lower bound greatly reduces the effectiveness of monetary policy and increases the efficacy of fiscal policy. However, private-sector decisions depend on the entire path of expected future short-term interest rates, not just the current short-term rate. Put differently, longer-term yields matter. We show how to measure the zero bound's effects on yields of any maturity. Indeed, 1- and 2-year Treasury yields were surprisingly unconstrained throughout 2008 to 2010, suggesting that monetary and fiscal policy were about as effective as usual during this period. Only beginning in late 2011 did these yields become more constrained. (JEL E43, E52, E62)

scholarly journals Fiscal Policy at the Zero Lower Bound without Rational Expectations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riccardo Bianchi Vimercati ◽  
Martin Eichenbaum ◽  
Joao Guerreiro
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Rational Expectations ◽  
Zero Lower Bound

Optimal fiscal policy in a world liquidity trap

2011 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cook ◽  
Michael B. Devereux
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Liquidity Trap ◽  
Optimal Fiscal Policy

Cooperative fiscal policy at the zero lower bound

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cook ◽  
Michael B. Devereux
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Lower Bound ◽  
Zero Lower Bound
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