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Monetary Policy with Negative Interest Rates: De-linking Cash from Digital Money

Katrin Assenmacher & Signe Krogstrup

International Journal of Central Banking2021article
AJG 3ABDC A
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Abstract

Monetary policy space remains constrained by the lower bound on nominal interest rates in many countries, limiting the policy options available to address future deflationary shocks. The existence of cash prevents central banks from cutting interest rates much below zero. In this paper, we consider the practical feasibility of recent proposals for de-linking cash from digital money to achieve a negative yield on cash which would remove the lower bound constraint on monetary policy. We discuss how central banks could design and operate such a system, and highlight some issues that require further research.

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@article{katrin2021,
  title        = {{Monetary Policy with Negative Interest Rates: De-linking Cash from Digital Money}},
  author       = {Katrin Assenmacher & Signe Krogstrup},
  journal      = {International Journal of Central Banking},
  year         = {2021},
}

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Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

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M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
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