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Is monetary policy becoming less effective?
This hints that the transmission mechanism of monetary policy might have broken down. When ultra-low interest rates appear to be ineffective in restoring confidence and spending, this is known as the liquidity trap. For the exam you need to explain how a reduction in policy interest rates can stimulate household and business sector demand and also (through the exchange rate) providing a stimulus to export s. But we do not live in normal times! There are grounds for thinking that – in the short term at least – the impact of monetary policy may have been reduced. Here are some reasons:
