Leaning against the wind and crisis risk

Moritz Schularick, Lucas ter Steege and Felix Ward

No 14797, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Can central banks defuse rising stability risks in financial booms by leaning against the wind with higher interest rates? This paper studies the state-dependent effects of monetary policy on financial crisis risk. Based on the near-universe of advanced economy financial cycles since the 19th century, we show that discretionary leaning against the wind policies during credit and asset price booms are more likely to trigger crises than prevent them.

Keywords: Financial stability; Monetary policy; Local projections (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E44 E50 G01 G15 N10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-05
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