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The importance of being positive: costs and benefits of a positive neutral rate for the countercyclical capital buffer

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  • Herrera-Bravo, Luis
  • Pirovano, Mara
  • Scalone, Valerio

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This article explores the benefits of a positive neutral rate for the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) and the conditions shaping the economic costs of its activation in a general equilibrium framework. The analysis shows that a gradual build-up of the buffer and favourable banking sector conditions (e.g. high profitability) limit these economic costs. Furthermore, a positive neutral CCyB rate ensures banking sector resilience in all phases of the financial cycle and improves macroprudential authorities’ ability to provide relief to the banking sector in the event of (potentially large) shocks, including those unrelated to the materialisation of domestic credit imbalances. JEL Classification: C68, E61, G21, G28

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  • Herrera-Bravo, Luis & Pirovano, Mara & Scalone, Valerio, 2024. "The importance of being positive: costs and benefits of a positive neutral rate for the countercyclical capital buffer," Macroprudential Bulletin, European Central Bank, vol. 24.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbmbu:2024:0024:1
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    Keywords

    bank capital requirements; countercyclical capital buffer; dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model; Macroprudential policy; systemic risk.;
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    JEL classification:

    • C68 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computable General Equilibrium Models
    • E61 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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