Goodhart, Charles A.E. and Tsomocos, Dimitros P.: The challenge of financial stability: a new model and its applications

The Optimal Monetary Policy Instrument , Inflation vs . Asset Price Targeting , and Financial Stability ∗

This paper assesses the choice of policy instruments for crisis management and prevention and whether Central Banks should target consumer and asset prices to maintain financial stability. Our results suggest that the interest rate is preferable to the money supply instrument because in times of financial distress the Central Bank automatically satisfies the increased demand for money, and that...

Analysis of Financial Stability

On the macro-economic policy side of Central Banking a remarkable consensus has been emerging over the last two decades. This covers both the applicable theoretical framework for analysing the transmission mechanism of monetary policy and also the appropriate institutional structure for the Central Bank to deploy its macro-economic policies. The consensus about the latter structure generally in...

High frequency data in financial markets: Issues and applications

The development of high frequency data bases allows for empirical investigations of a wide range of issues in the financial markets. In this paper, we set out some of the many important issues connected with the use, analysis, and application of high-frequency data sets. These include the effects of market structure on the availability and interpretation of the data, methodological issues such ...

Monetary Transmission Lags and the Formulation of the Policy Decision on Interest Rates

Rating systems, procyclicality and Basel II: an evaluation in a general equilibrium framework

The introduction of Basel II has raised concerns about the potential impact of risk-sensitive capital requirements on the business cycle. Several approaches have been proposed to assess the procyclicality issue. In this paper, we adopt a general equilibrium model and conduct comprehensive analysis of different proposals. We set out a model that allows to evaluate different rating systems in rel...