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The Risks of Low Interest Rates

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  • Leonardo Gambacorta

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This paper has been prepared for Seminario de la revista Ensayos sobre Política Económica, 29 October 2010, at the Bank of the Republic, Bogotá, Colombia. I would like to thank Yener Altunbas, Claudio Borio, Petra Gerlach-Kristen, Simonetta Iannotti and David Marqués-Ibañez for useful comments and discussions. The opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).

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  • Leonardo Gambacorta, 2011. "The Risks of Low Interest Rates," Revista ESPE - Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Banco de la Republica de Colombia, vol. 29(64), pages 14-31, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:bdr:ensayo:v:29:y:2011:i:64:p:14-31
    DOI: 10.32468/Espe.6401
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    riesgos; industria bancaria;

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    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation

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