Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/100107 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers No. 2014-01
Publisher: 
Banco de México, Ciudad de México
Abstract: 
This paper studies the effects of three financial shocks in the economy: a net-worth shock, an uncertainty or risk shock, and a credit-spread shock. We argue that only the latter can push the nominal interest rate against its zero lower bound. Further, a recessionary shock to the net worth or the credit spread generates a positive response for loans, which is counter-intuitive during an economic downturn. Finally, we find that there is an optimal commitment period for the central bank to keep the nominal interest rate equal to zero (forward guidance) after a financial turmoil. Beyond that optimal period, the volatility of inflation and output rise quick and sharply. Thus, an excessive forward guidance policy may destabilize the economy.
Subjects: 
Zero Lower Bound
Financial Accelerator
Financial Shocks
JEL: 
E31
E44
E52
E58
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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