Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/148168 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
LEM Working Paper Series No. 2015/33
Publisher: 
Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Pisa
Abstract: 
We develop an agent-based model to study the macroeconomic impact of alternative macro prudential regulations and their possible interactions with different monetary policy rules. The aim is to shed light on the most appropriate policy mix to achieve the resilience of the banking sector and foster macroeconomic stability. Simulation results show that a triple-mandate Taylor rule, focused on output gap, inflation and credit growth, and a Basel III prudential regulation is the best policy mix to improve the stability of the banking sector and smooth output fluctuations. Moreover, we consider the different levers of Basel III and their combinations. We find that minimum capital requirements and counter-cyclical capital buffers allow to achieve results close to the Basel III first-best with a much more simplified regulatory framework. Finally, the components of Basel III are non-additive: the inclusion of an additional lever does not always improve the performance of the macro prudential regulation.
Subjects: 
macro prudential policy
Basel III regulation
financial stability
monetary policy
agent-based computational economics
JEL: 
C63
E52
E6
G01
G21
G28
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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