Advancing the Monetary Policy Toolkit through Outright Transfers

Advancing the Monetary Policy Toolkit through Outright Transfers
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Volume/Issue: Volume 2022 Issue 087
Publication date: May 2022
ISBN: 9798400211102
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Banks and Banking , Finance , Economics- Macroeconomics , Money and Monetary Policy , Public Finance , Economics / General , Monetary Policy , Outright Transfers , Central Bank Balance Sheet , Central Bank Solvency , Central Bank Equity , Helicopter Money , Inequality , policy solvency , equity position , revaluation account , Unconventional monetary policies , Financial statements , Global

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.