This paper describes a mechanism designed to induce commercial banks to increase their willingness to extend loans in an economic environment characterized by increased uncertainty and diminished expectations. This mechanism is a new tool for the conduct of monetary policy to combat recessions.
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Paper provided by The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics in its series Economics Working Paper Archive with number
551.