Monetary Policy, Macroprudential Policy, and Financial Stability

• David Martinez-Miera ^[1] ; Rafael Repullo ^[2]
  1. [1] Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

     Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

     Madrid, España

     
  2. [2] CEMFI
• Localización: Documentos de Trabajo ( CEMFI ), Nº. 1 (CEMFI Working Paper No. 1901, February 2019), 2019
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This paper reexamines from a theoretical perspective the role of monetary and macroprudential policies in addressing the build-up of risks in the financial system. We construct a stylized general equilibrium model in which the key friction comes from a moral hazard problem in firms' financing that banks' equity capital serves to ameliorate. Tight monetary policy is introduced by open market sales of government debt, and tight macroprudential policy by an increase in capital requirements.

    We show that both policies are useful, but macroprudential policy is more effective in terms of financial stability and leads to higher social welfare.