Unconventional monetary policy: lessons from the past three years

John Williams

FRBSF Economic Letter, 2011, issue oct3

Abstract: Researchers have made great strides in improving our understanding of the effects of unconventional monetary policy. Although further study is needed, the evidence from the past few years demonstrates that both forward guidance and large-scale asset purchases are useful policy tools when short-term interest rates are constrained by the zero bound. ; The following is adapted from a presentation made by the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to the Swiss National Bank Research Conference on September 23, 2011. The full text is available at http://www.frbsf.org/news/speeches/2011/john-williams-0923.html

Keywords: Monetary policy; Interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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