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Negative nominal interest rates: three ways to overcome the zero lower bound

Buiter, Willem H. (2009) Negative nominal interest rates: three ways to overcome the zero lower bound. Discussion paper (636). Financial Markets Group, The London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK.

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Abstract

The paper considers three methods for eliminating the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates and thus for restoring symmetry to domain over which the central bank can vary its policy rate. They are: (1) abolishing currency (which would also be a useful crime-fighting measure); (2) paying negative interest on currency by taxing currency; and (3) decoupling the numéraire from the currency/medium of exchange/means of payment and introducing an exchange rate between the numéraire and the currency which can be set to achieve a forward discount (expected depreciation) of the currency vis-a-vis the numéraire when the nominal interest rate in terms of the numéraire is set at a negative level for monetary policy purposes.

Item Type: Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL: http://fmg.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information: © 2009 The author
Divisions: Financial Markets Group
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
H Social Sciences > HG Finance
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Date Deposited: 09 Sep 2010 13:29
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 20:12
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/29297

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