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Monetary policy and excess liquidity: the case of Guyana

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This paper examines the monetary policy framework of Guyana. Guyana’s monetary Policy is motivated by the IMF’s financial programming model. The quantity of excess reserves in the banking system is seen as critical in determining bank credit and ultimately the external balance and inflationary pressures. Therefore, the central bank is always willing to mop up excess liquidity by selling Treasury bills. The paper examines the potential sources of persistent excess reserves. It then tests using the VAR methodology whether excess reserves exert the postulated effect on the price level and exchange rate.

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  • Khemraj, Tarron, 2007. "Monetary policy and excess liquidity: the case of Guyana," MPRA Paper 53126, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Keyra Primus, 2016. "The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in Small Open Economies: An Empirical Investigation," IMF Working Papers 2016/189, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Primus, Keyra, 2013. "Excess Reserves, Monetary Policy and Financial Volatility," MPRA Paper 51670, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Primus, Keyra, 2017. "Excess reserves, monetary policy and financial volatility," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 74(C), pages 153-168.
    4. Primus, Keyra, 2018. "The effectiveness of monetary policy in small open economies," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 40(5), pages 903-933.
    5. Keyra Primus, 2013. "'Excess Reserves, Monetary Policy and Financial Volatility," Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series 183, Economics, The University of Manchester.
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    Keywords

    excess liquidity; financial programming; monetary policy; Guyana;
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    JEL classification:

    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers

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