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The Reversal Interest Rate

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Title
The Reversal Interest Rate
Abstract
The reversal interest rate is the rate at which accommodative monetary policy reverses and becomes contractionary for lending. We theoretically demonstrate its existence in a macroeconomic model featuring imperfectly competitive banks that face financial frictions. When interest rates are cut too low, further monetary stimulus cuts into banks' profit margins, depressing their net worth and curtailing their credit supply. Similarly, when interest rates are low for too long, the persistent drag on bank profitability eventually outweighs banks' initial capital gains, also stifling credit supply. We quantify the importance of this mechanism within a calibrated New Keynesian model.
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
113
Issue
8
Pages
2084-2120
Date
2023-08
Citation
Abadi, J., Brunnermeier, M., & Koby, Y. (2023). The Reversal Interest Rate. American Economic Review, 113, 2084–2120.
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