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Channel Systems: Why is there a Positive Spread?

Berentsen, Aleksander; Marchesiani, Alessandro; Waller, Christopher J (2010). Channel Systems: Why is there a Positive Spread? Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics No. 517, University of Zurich.

Abstract

An increasing number of central banks implement monetary policy via two standing facilities: a lending facility and a deposit facility. In this paper we show that it is socially optimal to implement a non-zero interest rate spread. We prove this result in a dynamic general equilibrium model where market participants have heterogeneous liquidity needs and where the central bank requires government bonds as collateral. We also calibrate the model and discuss the behavior of the money market rate and the volumes traded at the ECB’s deposit and lending facilities in response to the recent financial crisis.

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Item Type:Working Paper
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Economics
Working Paper Series > Institute for Empirical Research in Economics (former)
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
JEL Classification:E52, E58, E59
Scope:Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language:English
Date:November 2010
Deposited On:29 Nov 2011 15:09
Last Modified:08 Mar 2024 13:49
Series Name:Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics
ISSN:1424-0459
OA Status:Green
Other Identification Number:merlin-id:5207

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