Volha Audzei
Czech National Bank
Market confidence has proved to be an important factor during past economic crises. In this paper, I incorporate a model of the interbank market into a DSGE model, with the volume of lending depending on market confidence. I conduct an exercise to mimic some central bank policies: provision of liquidity and reduction of the reserve rate. My results indicate that policy actions have a limited effect on the supply of credit if they fail to influence agents' expectations. A low reserve rate policy worsens recessions due to its negative impacts on bank revenues.
JEL Code: E58, E65, E71, G01.
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