In their article, Tenreyro and Thwaites (2013) conduct research to explore the impact of monetary policy on real and nominal variables at various business cycle stages. They aim to determine whether the effects of monetary policy are symmetrical or asymmetrical throughout the business cycle and identify the sources of any asymmetry observed. In my view,Continue reading “Commentary on Monetary policy is Weaker in Recessions”
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Commentary on Why are Target Interest Rate Changes so Persistent?
In their paper, Coibion and Gorodnichenko (2011) argue that in the absence of additional significant economic shocks, the monetary policy reversal is likely to be gradual and provide robust evidence that policy inertia is a more likely source of the persistence in interest rates than the persistent shocks hypothesis. The author mostly agrees with theirContinue reading “Commentary on Why are Target Interest Rate Changes so Persistent?”
On Dilemma Not Trilemma: The Global Financial Cycle and Monetary Policy Independence
Based on the theory (Feenstra and Taylor, 2016), three key conditions faced by open economies: a fixed exchange rate that can enhance stability in trade and investment, free international capital mobility that can promote integration, efficiency, and risk-sharing, and monetary policy autonomy that can provide control over the economy’s business cycle. The trilemma suggests thatContinue reading “On Dilemma Not Trilemma: The Global Financial Cycle and Monetary Policy Independence “
