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Required reserves as a credit policy tool

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  • Mimir Yasin

    (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Istanbul School of Central Banking, Fener Kalamış Cad., Atlıhan Sk. No: 30/A, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey)

  • Sunel Enes

    (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Research and Monetary Policy Department, Istiklal Cad. No: 10 Ulus, Ankara, Turkey)

  • Taşkın Temel

    (Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Research and Monetary Policy Department, Istiklal Cad. No: 10 Ulus, Ankara, Turkey)

Abstract

This paper quantitatively investigates the role of reserve requirements as a credit policy tool. We build a monetary dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model with a banking sector in which an agency problem between households and banks leads to endogenous capital constraints for the latter. In this setup, a countercyclical required reserves ratio (RRR) rule that responds to expected credit growth is found to countervail the negative effects of the financial accelerator mechanism triggered by productivity and bank capital shocks. Furthermore, it reduces the procyclicality of the financial system compared to a fixed RRR policy regime. The credit policy is most effective when the economy is hit by a financial shock. A time-varying RRR policy reduces the intertemporal distortions created by the fluctuations in credit spreads at the expense of generating higher inflation volatility, indicating an interesting trade-off between price stability and financial stability.

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  • Mimir Yasin & Sunel Enes & Taşkın Temel, 2013. "Required reserves as a credit policy tool," The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, De Gruyter, vol. 13(1), pages 823-880, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:bejmac:v:13:y:2013:i:1:p:58:n:4
    DOI: 10.1515/bejm-2012-0093
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    Keywords

    banking sector; time-varying reserve requirements; macroeconomic; financial shocks; JEL Classification: E44; E51; G21; G28;
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    JEL classification:

    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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