Boom-Busts in Asset Prices, Economic Instability, and Monetary Policy

Michael Bordo and Olivier Jeanne

No 8966, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: The link between monetary policy and asset price movements has been of perennial interest to policy makers. In this paper we consider the potential case for pre-emptive monetary restrictions when asset price reversals can have serious effects on real output. First, we provide some historical background on two famous asset price reversals: the U.S. stock market crash of 1929 and the bursting of the Japanese bubble in 1989. We then present some stylized facts on boom-bust dynamics in stock and property prices in developed economies. We then discuss the case for a pre-emptive monetary policy in the context of a stylized 'Dynamic New Keynesian' framework with collateral constraints in the productive sector. We find that whether such a policy is warranted depends on the economic conditions in a complex, non-linear way. The optimal policy cannot be summarized by a simple policy rule of the type considered in the inflation-targeting literature.

JEL-codes: E52 N20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-05
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Published as Bordo, M. C. and O. Jeanne. "Monetary Policy And Asset Prices: Does 'Benign Neglect' Make Sense?," International Finance, 2002, v5(2,Summer), 139-164.

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