Discussion Paper
Revisiting the Case for International Policy Coordination
Abstract: Prompted by the U.S. financial crisis and subsequent global recession, policymakers in advanced economies slashed interest rates dramatically, hitting the zero lower bound (ZLB), and then implemented unconventional policies such as large-scale asset purchases. In emerging economies, however, the policy response was more subdued since they were less affected by the financial crisis. As a result, capital flows from advanced to emerging economies increased markedly in response to widening interest rate differentials. Some emerging economies reacted by adopting measures to slow down capital inflows, acting under the presumption that these flows were harmful. This type of policy response has reignited the debate over how to moderate international spillovers.
Keywords: UNCONVENTIONAL POLICY; CAPITAL CONTROLS; INTERNATIONAL POLICY COORDINATION; INTERNATIONAL SPILLOVERS;
JEL Classification: F00; E5; G1;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Liberty Street Economics
Publication Date: 2016-06-01
Number: 20160601