Strengthening the Fomc's Framework in View of the Effective Lower Bound and Some Considerations Related to Time-Inconsistent Strategies

42 Pages Posted: 2 Sep 2020 Last revised: 14 Jul 2021

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Fernando Duarte

Brown University

Benjamin K. Johannsen

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Leonardo Melosi

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Taisuke Nakata

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Date Written: August, 2020

Abstract

We analyze the framework for monetary policy in view of the effective lower bound (ELB). We find that the ELB is likely to bind in most future recessions and propose some ways that theoretical models imply that the framework could be strengthened. We also discuss ways that commitment strategies, which are not part of the framework, may improve economic outcomes. These policies can suffer from a time-inconsistency problem, which we analyze.

JEL Classification: E31, E32, E52, E58

Suggested Citation

Duarte, Fernando and Johannsen, Benjamin K. and Melosi, Leonardo and Nakata, Taisuke, Strengthening the Fomc's Framework in View of the Effective Lower Bound and Some Considerations Related to Time-Inconsistent Strategies (August, 2020). FEDS Working Paper No. 2020-67, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3684907 or http://dx.doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2020.067

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Brown University ( email )

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Benjamin K. Johannsen

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ( email )

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Leonardo Melosi

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ( email )

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Taisuke Nakata

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ( email )

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Washington, DC 20551
United States

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