Advancing the Monetary Policy Toolkit through Outright Transfers

May 6, 2022

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Sascha Buetzer. Advancing the Monetary Policy Toolkit through Outright Transfers, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2022) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

This paper argues that in reserve currency issuing economies at the effective lower bound, outright transfers from the central bank to households are both more equitable and more effective in achieving monetary policy objectives than asset purchases or negative interest rates. It shows that concerns pertaining to central banks’ policy solvency and equity position can be addressed through a careful assessment of a central bank's loss absorbing capacity and, if need be, tiered reserve remuneration policies. It also spells out key differences to a debt or money financed fiscal stimulus, which are particularly pronounced in a currency union without a central fiscal capacity. The paper concludes by discussing broader institutional, political, and legal considerations.

Subject: Central bank balance sheet, Central banks, Financial statements, Fiscal policy, Monetary policy, Public debt, Public financial management (PFM), Unconventional monetary policies

Keywords: Central Bank Balance Sheet, Central Bank Equity, Central Bank Solvency, Equity position, Financial statements, Global, Helicopter Money, Inequality, Monetary Policy, Outright Transfers, Policy solvency, Revaluation account, Unconventional monetary policies

Publication Details

Pages:

60
Volume:

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DOI:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2022/087
Stock No:

WPIEA2022087
ISBN:

9798400209949
ISSN:

1018-5941

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