Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/246209 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
ECB Occasional Paper No. 278
Publisher: 
European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt a. M.
Abstract: 
This paper summarises the work done by Eurosystem staff in the context of the Strategy Review Seminar on Monetary Policy Instruments. More specifically, it focuses on the efficacy, efficiency and potential side effects of the key monetary policy instruments employed by the European Central Bank since 2014. The following main findings emerge from the analysis. First, instruments have been effective in easing financing conditions and supporting economic growth, employment and inflation. Second, considering the effective lower bound on policy rates, a combination of instruments is generally more efficient than relying on a single tool. Third, side effects have been generally contained so far, but they are found to vary over time and need to be closely monitored on an ongoing basis. Fourth, the monetary policy toolkit needs to remain innovative, diversified, and flexible, i.e. reviewed regularly to ensure that it remains fit for purpose against the backdrop of evolving financial and macroeconomic conditions.
Subjects: 
monetary policy instruments
standard and non-standard measures
JEL: 
E52
E58
E43
E44
E47
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-899-4832-6
Document Type: 
Research Report

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