The day-to-day interbank market, volatility, and central bank intervention in a developing economy

Jose R. Sanchez-Fung

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Abstract

This paper investigates banking system instability vis-à-vis the day-to-day interbank market and monetary policy effectiveness in the Dominican Republic. The analysis reveals a negative relationship among excess banking system reserves and the interbank interest rate, and shows that in crisis 'news' affect the interbank rate's volatility asymmetrically and non-linearly. The paper also finds that the 2002-3003 banking crisis and the subsequent central bank intervention as a lender of last resort weakened monetary policy's transmission mechanism. These events undermined the ensuing stabilization effort, stressing the pervasive short-run trade-off between preserving macroeconomic stability and safeguarding financial stability, and the pitfalls of monetary policymaking in a highly volatility setting.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationKingston upon Thames, U.K.
PublisherFaculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University
Number of pages49
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2008
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameEconomics Discussion Paper
PublisherFaculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Kingston University

Bibliographical note

Note: Economics Discussion Paper, 2008/2

Keywords

  • Dominican Republic
  • Economics and econometrics
  • IMF stabilization programme
  • financial stability
  • interbank market
  • monetary policy

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