Transmission of Quantitative Easing: The Role of Central Bank Reserves

Jens H E Christensen and Signe Krogstrup

The Economic Journal, 2019, vol. 129, issue 617, 249-272

Abstract: This article presents empirical evidence of a reserve-induced transmission channel of quantitative easing to long-term interest rates. Reserve-induced effects are independent of the assets purchased and run through the impact of reserve expansions on bank balance sheets and the resulting bank portfolio rebalancing. For evidence, we analyse the reaction of Swiss long-term government bond yields to announcements by the Swiss National Bank to expand central bank reserves without acquiring any long-lived securities. The data suggest that declines in long-term yields following the announcements mainly reflected reduced term premiums, consistent with reserve-induced portfolio balance effects.

Date: 2019
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Working Paper: Transmission of Quantitative Easing: The Role of Central Bank Reserves (2015)
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