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The pandemic emergency purchase programme – an initial review

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  • Böninghausen, Benjamin
  • Brennan, León Fernández
  • McCabe, Laura
  • Schumacher, Julian

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This article provides an initial review of the ECB’s pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP), with a focus on its objectives, implementation, and effectiveness. The ECB launched the PEPP in March 2020 in response to the extraordinary economic and financial shock brought about by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Implementation of the programme was flexible, spreading purchases over time, across asset classes and among jurisdictions. The PEPP was instrumental in supporting market functioning and the transmission of the monetary policy stance, and thus in countering pandemic-related risks to price stability. JEL Classification: E52, E58, E65

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  • Böninghausen, Benjamin & Brennan, León Fernández & McCabe, Laura & Schumacher, Julian, 2023. "The pandemic emergency purchase programme – an initial review," Economic Bulletin Articles, European Central Bank, vol. 8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbart:2023:0008:1
    Note: 2604030
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    Keywords

    central bank asset purchases; Monetary policy during the pandemic; pandemic emergency purchase programme;
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes

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