Title of article :
Deposit rateceilingsandmonetarytransmissionintheUS
Author/Authors :
Karel Mertens، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
Abstract :
Establishingtheexistenceandnatureofchangesintheconductandtransmissionof
monetarypolicyiskeyinunderstandingtheremarkablemacroeconomicperformance
of theUSsincethemid-1980s.Thispaperpresentsevidenceonaphenomenonof
disintermediationoccurringduringthemajorrecessionsinthe1960sand1970s,but
absenteversince,andshowsthatdisintermediationiscloselylinkedtotheexistenceof
depositrateceilingsunderregulationQ.InamonetaryDSGEmodelthatincorporates
depositrateceilingsasoccasionallybindingconstraints,theregulationaltersthe
behaviorofmoneyaggregatesandexacerbatesthedropineconomicactivityfollowinga
monetarytightening.TheresultsofathresholdVARlendsupporttothemain
theoreticalpredictionsofthemodel
Keywords :
Monetary policyMonetary transmissionBankingFinancial regulation
Journal title :
Journal of Monetary Economics
Journal title :
Journal of Monetary Economics