Monetary Policy in the Context of the Financial Crisis: New Challenges and Lessons (International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics)

This is Volume 24 of the monograph series International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics. ISETE publishes proceedings of conferences and symposia, as well as research monographs of the highest quality and importance. All articles published in these volumes are refereed relative to the standards of the best journals, therefore not all papers presented at related symposia are published in these proceedings volumes. The topics chosen for these volumes are those of particular research importance at the time of the selection of the topic.-- Provided by Publisher ISETE 24 analyses monetary policies and central bank actions in the context of the recent global financial crisis. Part 1 discusses standard monetary policies and inflation targeting rules. Those approaches were appropriate to reaching two main objectives during the great moderation: controlling inflation and accommodating economic growth. But the end of the great moderation revealed the inadequacy of such monetary policies during the rapid development of financial and credit markets. Speculative bubbles, revealing financial instabilities, resulted in a credit crunch, a global financial crisis, and economic depression for major economies. Part II focuses on the non-conventional monetary policies introduced recently by several central banks. New monetary rules and variations in these rules are documented. Besides the well-known targets of monetary policy (inflation, unemployment, and economic growth), these new rules often target asset prices to moderate the development of financial markets and the volatility of financial cycles. ISETE 24 also investigates the effects of non-conventional monetary policies on developing and emerging economies and issues of alternative finance ISETE 24 analyses monetary policies and central bank actions in the context of the recent global financial crisis. Part 1 discusses standard monetary policies and inflation targeting rules. Part II debates the effects of these policies and contrasts with the possible introduction of non-conventional monetary policies