Di Maggio, Marco, Kacperczyk, Marcin, (2016), “The unintended consequences of the zero lower bound policy for the money market funds industry”, Voxeu, 19 Ιουλίου
The zero lower bound policy for nominal interest rates was implemented to stimulate sluggish economic growth and boost employment. This column explores whether this policy had unintended effects on the money market fund industry. Traditionally enjoying relatively low and safe returns, money market funds could respond to the low interest rate environment by either exiting the market or changing product offerings and accepting higher portfolio risk. The results show evidence of both, and point to an important but neglected channel for monetary policy transmission.
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