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The Optimal Monetary Instrument for Prudential Purposes

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C.A.E. Goodhart
P. Sunirand
D.P. Tsomocos ()
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The purpose of this paper is to assess the choice between adopting a monetary base or an interest rate setting instrument to maintain financial stability. Our results suggest that the interest rate instrument is preferable, since during times of a panic or financial crisis the Central Bank automatically satisfies the increased demand for money. Thus, it prevents sharp losses in asset values and enhanced asset volatility.

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Paper provided by Oxford Financial Research Centre in its series OFRC Working Papers Series with number 2008fe26.

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Keywords: interest rates monetary base bank capital financial stability monetary policy

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D58 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Computable and Other Applied General Equilibrium Models
E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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