TY - JOUR A1 - Bletzinger, Tilman A1 - Wieland, Volker T1 - Lower for longer: the case of the ECB T2 - Economics letters N2 - Research has suggested that monetary policy acts asymmetrically near zero interest rates. We match past ECB decisions with a simple forecast-based reaction function. The policy easing that started in 2013 has led to a deviation indicating a “lower for longer” approach. KW - Monetary policy KW - Interest rates KW - European Central Bank KW - Forward guidance KW - Zero lower bound Y1 - 2017 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/77327 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-773271 SN - 0165-1765 VL - 159 SP - 123 EP - 127 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -