Prudential Policy with Distorted Beliefs

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Eduardo Davila

Yale University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Ansgar Walther

Imperial College London; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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Date Written: June 2021

Abstract

This paper studies leverage regulation and monetary policy when equity investors and/or creditors have distorted beliefs relative to a planner. We characterize how the optimal leverage regulation responds to arbitrary changes in investors' and creditors' beliefs and relate our results to practical scenarios. We show that the optimal regulation depends on the type and magnitude of such changes. Optimism by investors calls for looser leverage regulation, while optimism by creditors, or jointly by both investors and creditors, calls for tighter leverage regulation. Monetary policy should be tightened (loosened) in response to either investors' or creditors' optimism (pessimism).

Suggested Citation

Davila, Eduardo and Walther, Ansgar, Prudential Policy with Distorted Beliefs (June 2021). NBER Working Paper No. w28879, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3861408

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