The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy

51 Pages Posted: 20 Jun 2016 Last revised: 27 Jan 2023

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Marco Di Maggio

Harvard Business School; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Marcin T. Kacperczyk

Imperial College London - Accounting, Finance, and Macroeconomics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: June 2016

Abstract

We study the impact of the zero lower bound interest rate policy on the industrial organization of the U.S. money fund industry. We find that in response to policies that maintain low interest rates, money funds: change their product offerings by investing in riskier asset classes; are more likely to exit the market; and reduce the fees they charge their investors. The consequence of fund closures resulting from interest rate policy is the relocation of resources in affected fund families and in the asset management industry in general, as well as decline in capital of issuers borrowing from money funds.

Suggested Citation

Di Maggio, Marco and Kacperczyk, Marcin T., The Unintended Consequences of the Zero Lower Bound Policy (June 2016). NBER Working Paper No. w22351, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2797925

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