Strategic Review and Beyond: Rethinking Monetary Policy and Independence

22 Pages Posted: 19 Aug 2020

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John H. Cochrane

Hoover Institution; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Date Written: May, 2020

Abstract

I survey monetary policy strategy, regulation, and central banks’ mandates and independence. I do not think strongly negative interest rates, vastly expanded quantitative easing, or extensive forward guidance can or should stimulate in the next recession.

JEL Classification: E52, E58, E61, G28

Suggested Citation

Cochrane, John H., Strategic Review and Beyond: Rethinking Monetary Policy and Independence (May, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3676532 or http://dx.doi.org/10.20955/r.102.99-119

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