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Area of Science:

  • Economics
  • Monetary Policy
  • Econometrics

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  • The zero-lower bound (ZLB) on nominal interest rates poses a significant constraint on monetary policy effectiveness.
  • Understanding the conditions under which central banks can navigate or avoid the ZLB is crucial for macroeconomic stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the extent to which redefining monetary policy rules can help avoid the zero-lower bound.
  • To explore the specific conditions and threshold values of key economic variables required to circumvent the ZLB constraint.

Main Methods:

  • Estimation of threshold values for the inflation gap and the output gap within a monetary policy rule framework.
  • Utilizing a threshold model to identify turning points where the relationship between key variables and interest rates changes.

Main Results:

  • The inflation gap consistently contributes to increasing the nominal interest rate in Eurozone countries.
  • The output gap exhibits asymmetric behavior: its impact on interest rates differs depending on whether it is above or below a critical threshold value.
  • These differing impacts suggest that the output gap can favor interest rate reductions towards the zero level under certain conditions.

Conclusions:

  • Monetary policy rules can be redefined to potentially mitigate the zero-lower bound constraint.
  • The identified threshold values for inflation and output gaps are critical for understanding and managing interest rate dynamics near the zero lower bound.
  • Policy adjustments based on these thresholds may be necessary to maintain monetary policy effectiveness in low-interest-rate environments.