ARE MAJOR CENTRAL BANKS BLINDED BY THE ANALYTICAL ELEGANCE OF THEIR MODELS? POSSIBLE COSTS OF UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY MEASURES

Piotr Ciżkowicz () and Andrzej Rzońcaz
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Andrzej Rzońcaz: Warsaw School of Economics, aleja Niepodleglości 162, 00-001, Warszawa, Poland†Monetary Policy Council, Poland
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The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2017, vol. 62, issue 01, 87-108

Abstract: We survey the possible costs of the unconventional monetary policy measures undertaken by major central banks after the outbreak of the global financial crisis in 2008. We argue that these costs are not easily discernable in the new Keynesian (NK) model, which defines a theoretical framework for monetary policy. First, the costs may result from the effects of unconventional monetary policy measures on the intensity of restructuring and the persistence of uncertainty (which increased after the outbreak of the crisis). However, neither of these processes is considered in the new Keynesian model. Second, costs may be generated not only by distortions in the choices made by economic agents but may also be a result of the decisions made by governments, particularly in terms of the fiscal deficit level. However, the new Keynesian model does not consider the effects of unconventional monetary policy measures on the quality of fiscal policy. Without carefully considering the costs, there is a significant risk that unconventional monetary policy measures could become a conventional response to recurrent crises.

Keywords: Unconventional monetary policy measures, new Keynesian analytical framework, restructuring, uncertainty; fiscal policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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