House Prices, Household Debt and Monetary Policy

6 Pages Posted: 27 Apr 2005

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Stephen Nickell

Bank of England - Monetary Policy Committee; University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Medicine

Abstract

In this speech, Stephen Nickell, a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee, addresses the question: should we keep interest rates higher than would be required to hit the inflation target during 2004 in order not to encourage further debt accumulation and increases in house prices? He argues that the right answer to the question is no.

Suggested Citation

Nickell, Stephen and Nickell, Stephen, House Prices, Household Debt and Monetary Policy. Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Spring 2003, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=707085

Stephen Nickell (Contact Author)

University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Medicine ( email )

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Oxford, OX1 1NF
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Bank of England - Monetary Policy Committee ( email )

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London EC2R 8AH
United Kingdom

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