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100 1 _aObstfeld, Maurice.
245 1 0 _aNatural and Neutral Real Interest Rates:
_bPast and Future /
_cMaurice Obstfeld.
260 _aCambridge, Mass.
_bNational Bureau of Economic Research
_c2023.
300 _a1 online resource:
_billustrations (black and white);
490 1 _aNBER working paper series
_vno. w31949
500 _aDecember 2023.
520 3 _aThis paper surveys the decline in real interest rates in advanced and emerging economies over the past several decades, linking that process to a range of global factors that have operated with different force in different periods. The paper argues that estimates of long-run equilibrium real rates (r̄) may not always furnish an accurate guide to the rate appropriate for short-term monetary policy (r*). It argues further that effective monetary should consider not only equilibrium in the market for domestic goods, but also the current account balance, financial conditions (including capital flows), and imperfect policy credibility. Equilibrium long-term real interest rates have risen recently according to market indicators. However, the main underlying factors that have pushed real interest rates down since the 1980s and 1990s - notably demographic shifts, lower productivity growth, corporate market power, and safe asset demand relative to supply - do not appear poised to reverse strongly enough to drive a big and durable rise in global real interest rates over the coming years. Low equilibrium interest rates may well continue periodically to bedevil monetary policy and financial stability.
530 _aHardcopy version available to institutional subscribers
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe [Acrobat] Reader required for PDF files.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
588 0 _aPrint version record
690 7 _aInterest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
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650 7 _aInterest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
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084 _aE43
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690 7 _aFinancial Markets and the Macroeconomy
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650 7 _aFinancial Markets and the Macroeconomy
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084 _aE44
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690 7 _aMonetary Policy
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650 7 _aMonetary Policy
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084 _aE52
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690 7 _aFinancial Aspects of Economic Integration
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650 7 _aFinancial Aspects of Economic Integration
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084 _aF36
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690 7 _aGeneral, International, or Comparative
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650 7 _aGeneral, International, or Comparative
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084 _aN10
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710 2 _aNational Bureau of Economic Research.
830 0 _aWorking Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research)
_vno. w31949.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.nber.org/papers/w31949
856 _yAcceso en línea al DOI
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w31949
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