“Leaning against the wind” and the timing of monetary policy

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of International Money and Finance
Year: 2013
Volume: 35
Issue: C
Pages: 179-194

Authors (2)

Agur, Itai (International Monetary Fund (I...) Demertzis, Maria (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

If monetary policy is to aim also at financial stability, how would it change? To analyze this question, this paper develops a general-form framework. Financial stability objectives are shown to make monetary policy more aggressive: in reaction to negative shocks, cuts are deeper but shorter-lived than otherwise. By keeping cuts brief, monetary policy tightens as soon as bank risk appetite heats up. Within this shorter time span, cuts must then be deeper than otherwise to also achieve standard objectives. Finally, we analyze how robust this result is to the presence of a bank regulatory tool, and provide a parameterized example.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jimfin:v:35:y:2013:i:c:p:179-194
Journal Field
International
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24