Thinking Beyond the Pandemic: Monetary Policy Challenges in the Medium- to Long-Term

45 Pages Posted: 30 Jun 2021

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Marek Dabrowski

Bruegel; CASE - Center for Social and Economic Research; Central European University, Department of Public Policy

Date Written: April 9, 2021

Abstract

The economic characteristics of the COVID-19 crisis differ from those of previous crises. It is a combination of demand- and supply-side constraints which led to the formation of a monetary overhang that will be unfrozen once the pandemic ends. Monetary policy must take this effect into consideration, along with other pro-inflationary factors, in the post-pandemic era. It must also think in advance about how to avoid a policy trap coming from fiscal dominance.

This paper is organized as follows: Chapter 2 deals with the economic characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the effectiveness of the monetary policy response measures undertaken. In Chapter 3, we analyse the monetary policy decisions of the ECB (and other major CBs for comparison) and their effectiveness in achieving the declared policy goals in the short term. Chapter 4 is devoted to an analysis of the policy challenges which may be faced by the ECB and other major CBs once the pandemic emergency comes to its end. Chapter 5 contains a summary and the conclusions of our analysis.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, monetary policy, forced saving, monetary overhang, quantitative easing, inflation, fiscal dominance

JEL Classification: E31, E41, E51, E52, E58, E62, E63, F62, H62, H63

Suggested Citation

Dabrowski, Marek and Dabrowski, Marek, Thinking Beyond the Pandemic: Monetary Policy Challenges in the Medium- to Long-Term (April 9, 2021). CASE Research Paper No. 504, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3873976 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3873976

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