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Two-tier system for remunerating excess reserve holdings

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  • Boucinha, Miguel
  • Burlon, Lorenzo
  • Corsi, Marco
  • della Valle, Guido
  • Eisenschmidt, Jens
  • Pool, Sebastiaan
  • Schumacher, Julian
  • Vergote, Olivier
  • Marmara, Iwona

Abstract

This paper reviews the experience of the ECB with the two-tier system for excess reserve remuneration that exempted a portion of banks’ excess liquidity (EL) holdings from the negative interest rate of the ECB’s deposit facility. JEL Classification: E41, E43, E52, E58, G11, G12

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  • Boucinha, Miguel & Burlon, Lorenzo & Corsi, Marco & della Valle, Guido & Eisenschmidt, Jens & Pool, Sebastiaan & Schumacher, Julian & Vergote, Olivier & Marmara, Iwona, 2022. "Two-tier system for remunerating excess reserve holdings," Occasional Paper Series 302, European Central Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbops:2022302
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    Keywords

    excess liquidity; exemption scheme; monetary policy transmission; negative interest rates; two-tier system;
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    JEL classification:

    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates

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