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Asset Prices, Credit Growth, Monetary and Other Policies: An Australian Case Study

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  • Paul Bloxham
  • Christopher Kent
  • Michael Robson

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The long-running debate about the role of monetary policy in responding to rising asset prices has received renewed attention in the wake of the global financial crisis. This paper contributes to this debate by describing the Australian experience of a cycle in house prices and credit from 2002 to 2004, and discussing the role played by various policies during this episode. In particular, it focuses on the efforts by the Reserve Bank of Australia to draw attention to the risks associated with large, ongoing increases in housing prices and household borrowing.

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Paper provided by National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc in its series NBER Working Papers with number 16845.

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  1. Elizabeth Watson, 2012. "Risk, return, and beyond: A conceptual analysis of some factors influencing New Zealanders’ investment decisions," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Analytical Notes series AN2012/07, Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
  2. Alexandra Heath & Frank Packer & Callan Windsor, 2012. "Introduction to Property Markets and Financial Stability," RBA Annual Conference Volume, in: Alexandra Heath & Frank Packer & Callan Windsor (ed.), Property Markets and Financial Stability Reserve Bank of Australia.
  3. Masahiro Kawai & Peter J. Morgan, 2012. "Central Banking for Financial Stability in Asia," Governance Working Papers 23328, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
  4. Pau Rabanal & Christopher W. Crowe & Giovanni Dell'Ariccia & Deniz Igan, 2011. "How to Deal with Real Estate Booms: Lessons from Country Experiences," IMF Working Papers 11/91, International Monetary Fund.
  5. Fredric Mishkin, 2011. "How Should Central Banks Respond to Asset-Price Bubbles? The 'Lean' versus 'Clean' Debate After the GFC," RBA Bulletin, Reserve Bank of Australia, pages 59-70, June.
  6. Joon-Ho Hahm & Frederic S. Mishkin & Hyun Song Shin & Kwanho Shin, 2012. "Macroprudential Policies in Open Emerging Economies," NBER Working Papers 17780, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  7. Elizabeth Watson, 2012. "Asset returns and the investment choices of New Zealanders," Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, vol. 75, pages 26-34, September.
  8. Claudio Borio, 2011. "Central banking post-crisis: What compass for uncharted waters?," BIS Working Papers 353, Bank for International Settlements.
  9. Claudio Borio, 2011. "Rediscovering the macroeconomic roots of financial stability policy: journey, challenges and a way forward," BIS Working Papers 354, Bank for International Settlements.
  10. Judith Yates, 2011. "Housing in Australia in the 2000s: On the Agenda Too Late?," RBA Annual Conference Volume, in: Hugo Gerard & Jonathan Kearns (ed.), The Australian Economy in the 2000s Reserve Bank of Australia.
  11. Jonathan Kearns & Philip Lowe, 2011. "Australia's Prosperous 2000s: Housing and the Mining Boom," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp2011-07, Reserve Bank of Australia.
  12. Tom Cusbert & Thomas Rohling, 2013. "Currency Demand during the Global Financial Crisis: Evidence from Australia," RBA Research Discussion Papers rdp2013-01, Reserve Bank of Australia.
  13. Adam Cagliarini & Christopher Kent & Glenn Stevens, 2010. "Fifty Years of Monetary Policy: What Have We Learned?," RBA Annual Conference Volume, in: Christopher Kent & Michael Robson (ed.), Reserve Bank of Australia 50th Anniversary Symposium Reserve Bank of Australia.

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