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Reserve requirements as an instrument of monetary policy

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  • Petr Mach

    (The University of Finance and Administration)

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Reserve requirements belong to the portfolio of instruments of many central banks. Although many central banks do not use reserve requirements actively as an instrument of monetary policy, the changes in the reserve requirements affect the volume of deposits, of the money stock and thus of the price level. In this contribution, the effective deposit multiplier that takes into account both the optimal reserve ratio of commercial banks as well as the minimum reserve requirements is formulated and the iteration process is illustrated in which the volume of deposits converges to an equilibrium. It can be argued that once minimum reserves exist, they can be used as an efficient instrument of monetary policy by its gradual decrease leading to a smooth desirable increase in the money stock aimed at maintaining price stability.

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  • Petr Mach, 0000. "Reserve requirements as an instrument of monetary policy," Proceedings of Economics and Finance Conferences 15817033, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iefpro:15817033
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    • E59 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Other
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General

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