Reconciling Bagehot with the Fed ’ s response to Sept . 11 ∗ Antoine Martin Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas
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Bagehot (1873) states that in order to prevent bank panics a central bank should provide liquidity to the market at a “very high rate of interest”. This seems to be in sharp contrast with the policy adopted by the Federal Reserve after September 11 when, for a few days, the Federal Funds Rate was very close to zero. This paper shows that Bagehot’s recommendation can be reconciled with the Fed’s policy if one recognizes that Bagehot has in mind a commodity money regime so that the amount of reserves available is limited. A high price for this liquidity allows banks that need it most to self-select. In contrast, the Fed has a virtually unlimited ability to temporarily expand the money supply. JEL classification: E4, E5, G2.
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Reconciling Bagehot with the Fed’s Response
Bagehot (1873) states that in order to prevent bank panics a central bank should provide liquidity to the market at a “very high rate of interest.” This seems to be in sharp contrast with the policy adopted by the Federal Reserve after September 11 when, for a few days, the federal funds rate was very close to zero. This paper shows that Bagehot’s recommendation can be reconciled with the Fed’s...
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