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Has the long-run velocity of M2 shifted? Evidence from the P* model
An examination of one of the P-Star model's primary assumptions: the constancy of M2's long-run velocity, or V-Star. Using actual data through the end of 1992, the authors find that simulations of the model under a variety of hypotheses regarding changes in V-Star provide little support for a dramatic shift in that measure.
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Money and velocity during financial crises: from the Great Depression to the Great Recession
This study models the velocity (V2) of broad money (M2) since 1929, covering swings in money [liquidity] demand from changes in uncertainty and risk premia spanning the two major financial crises of the last century: the Great Depression and Great Recession. V2 is notably affected by risk premia, financial innovation, and major banking regulations. Findings suggest that M2 provides guidance during crises and their unwinding, and that the Fed faces the challenge of not only preventing excess reserves from fueling a surge in M2, but also countering a fall in the demand for money as risk premia ...
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Resolving a banking crisis, the Nordic way
The Nordic bank resolution is widely regarded as among the most successful in history. ; Also issued as Monetary Trends, April 2009
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The financial services sector: boom and recession
The fluctuations in home construction (and prices) have been widely discussed, but swings in the financial services sector also are important elements of economic activity within U.S. states.
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Liquidity crises in the small and large
Federal Reserve programs during the recent financial crisis sought to provide liquidity to individual firms or industries. An interesting additional question is whether the aggregate amount of liquidity in the economy was appropriate before and during the recent financial crisis.
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Is more QE in sight?
Most analysts have concluded that the LSAP successfully reduced long-term market interest rates. How, exactly, do LSAP-style programs succeed?
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Monetary policy, bubbles, and goldilocks
Monitoring of prices is essential lest future adjustments be misunderstood by the public as part of the dynamics of aggressive monetary policy.
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Bankers acceptances and unconventional monetary policy: FAQs
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Bankers' acceptances: yesterday's instrument to restart today's credit markets?
A bankers' acceptance is created when a bank agrees to `accept,' or guarantee, a future payment between two firms.