The E-Monetary Theory

Ngotran, Duong (2016): The E-Monetary Theory.

Abstract

We develop a dynamic model with two types of electronic money: reserves for transactions between bankers and zero-maturity deposits for transactions in the non-bank private sector. Using this model, we assess the efficacy of unconventional monetary policy since the Great Recession. After quantitative easing, keeping the interest on reserves at zero too long will create deflation. The central bank can safely get out of the ``low rate-cum-deflation'' trap by ``raising rate and raising money supply''.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: interest on reserves, quantitative easing, unwinding QE, e-money, excess reserves, raise rate and raise money supply
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates; E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E4 - Money and Interest Rates > E40 - General

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