Essays about: "expansionary monetary policy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 21 essays containing the words expansionary monetary policy.

  1. 11. Asymmetric effects of monetary policy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob König; [2018]
    Keywords : Asymmetric effects; monetary policy; the real interest rate; uncertainty.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses if macroeconomic policy has asymmetric effects on output and unemployment, comparing the effectiveness of monetary policy when the output gap is positive to when it is negative. Asymmetric effects may be present due to uncertainty and loss aversion, the downward-stickiness of prices, or financial market imperfections. READ MORE

  3. 12. Credit expansion – A study of the relation between bank lending and economic growth in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Åkerström; [2015]
    Keywords : Bank lending; Economic growth; Financial stability; Granger causality test; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : A non-Granger causality test between bank lending and different economic performance measures represented by the real economy, real assets and the financial economy is conducted on Sweden. To capture for the effects of structural changes in the economy, a long period is analyzed (142 years) and two types of tests are made, one for the short- run and one for the long-run. READ MORE

  4. 13. Asset Allocation and a Low Interest Rate Environment

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Filip Holmström; William Lundgren; [2015]
    Keywords : Aggregated mutual fund flows; Risk-shifting; Search for yield; Monetary policy; Risk-taking channel;

    Abstract : This study analyses the effect of an expansionary monetary policy on risk-taking of investors in Sweden. By studying net money flows to mutual funds in Sweden we aim to provide an explanation to what variables affect investors' asset allocation decisions and how asset allocation changes in a low interest rate environment. READ MORE

  5. 14. Has the Riksbank Been Reacting to Asset Prices?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Scott Sutherland; [2015]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study analyses the interest rate setting policy of the Swedish central bank, the Riksbank. In particular, the paper addresses whether or not the Riksbank reacts to deviations in asset prices from trend levels when setting interest rates. READ MORE

  6. 15. Iceland and the financial crisis: Would EMU-membership have helped?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Olsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Iceland; financial crisis; euro; EMU; interest rate; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : After the global financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008 the Icelandic economy was thrown into recession. It has been suggested that Iceland would have been better off had it been a part of the EU and the European Monetary Union (EMU) and this essay aim at investigating that claim. READ MORE