Japanese Monetary Policy and Deflation
FRB Richmond Economic Quarterly, Vol. 89, No. 3, Summer 2003, pp. 21-52
32 Pages Posted: 5 Dec 2012
Date Written: 2003
Abstract
The price level is falling in Japan. To end deflation, the Bank of Japan should move to a strategy of actively creating bank reserves and money in response to price level deviations from an explicit target. Under the current policy, bank reserves are demand-determined rather than supply-determined. Current procedures limit reserves creation to the amount demanded at a zero short-term interest rate.
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