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Taylor rule implementation of the Optimal policy at the zero lower bound: Does the cost channel matter?

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  • Siddhartha Chattopadhyay

    (Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur)

  • Taniya Ghosh

    (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research)

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This paper analyzes the implementation of the optimal policies at the Zero Lower Bound (ZLB) by the Taylor rule in the presence of cost channel. We find that, the presence of cost channel significantly impairs the ability of the Taylor rule to implement optimal policies when economy is subject to the ZLB. The main findings of the paper are, (i) the Taylor rule with optimally chosen inflation target partially implements the optimal discretionary policy but cannot implement the optimal policy under commitment, and (ii) the T-only policy, which follows discretion after an optimally chosen exit date from the ZLB, is the best that can be implemented by the Taylor rule in the presence of cost channel.

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  • Siddhartha Chattopadhyay & Taniya Ghosh, 2019. "Taylor rule implementation of the Optimal policy at the zero lower bound: Does the cost channel matter?," Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai Working Papers 2019-021, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai, India.
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    Keywords

    New-Keynesian Model; Cost Channel; ZLB;
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    • E63 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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