New Normal or New Orthodoxy ? Elements of a Central Banking Framework for the After-Crisis

Christian Pfister

Working papers from Banque de France

Abstract: Two different approaches to central banking in the aftermath of the crisis are contrasted. In the first one, labelled New Normal , the monetary policy strategy is broadened to encompass such objectives as financial stability or full employment. Furthermore, the inflation target is raised and large scale asset purchases (LSAPs) are retained as a standard instrument for implementing monetary policy. In the second approach, which we label New Orthodoxy , central banks keep the same objectives but interest rates can be brought to unprecedented negative levels, thus making LSAPs possibly unnecessary. The role of central banks in preserving financial stability is also explicitly recognized, both by themselves and by society, making their contribution to this task more effective and transparent.

Keywords: Central banks; Monetary policy; Financial stability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E42 E43 E50 E52 E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2018
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