APPLICATION OF UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY INSTRUMENTS IN MITIGATION OF THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID 19 VIRUS PANDEMIC

Marina Đorđević, Jadranka Đurović Todorović, Milica Ristić Cakić

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUEO200526018D
First page
231
Last page
248

Abstract


Unconventional monetary policy instruments are used in conditions when monetary policy has exhausted all the usual measures and instruments that are otherwise applied by the central bank in the regular process of conducting monetary policy. The most commonly used instruments are, of course, quantitative easing or quantitative alleviation.

The aim of this paper is to point out the application of unconventional monetary policy instruments during the economic crisis caused by the COVID 19 virus pandemic in the most important banks in the world. After a theoretical overview of the concept of quantitative easing, the paper presents the empirical experiences of the Bank of Japan, the Fed, the ECB, and other central banks. Based on the analysis of applied measures and data on the use of quantitative facilities in selected central banks, it can be concluded that they resorted to the use of this instrument in times of crisis to a greater or lesser intensity. Also, the increased liquidity caused by their implementation had a significant impact on aggregate demand, inflation and GDP. This analysis can be useful to the monetary authorities in Serbia if they are to review the application of QE in the leading monetary institutions and help them to draw the conclusions that would lead to the most painless application of this instrument in the Republic of Serbia.

Keywords

monetary policy, central bank, quantitative easing (QE), „helicopter money”

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