Review of Economic Studies · 2022 · Saroj Bhattarai、Gauti B. Eggertsson、Bulat Gafarov
Abstract
Abstract This article presents a model of quantitative easing (QE) at the zero lower bound (ZLB) on the short-term nominal interest rate. QE, which reduces the maturity of government debt, is effective at the ZLB because it generates expectations of future monetary expansion in a time-consistent equilibrium. Numerical experiments show that this effect can be substantial.