To what extent may economic policies limit the cost of crises (Chapters 1 and 2)?
In crisis situations, monetary policy can play a role but can also be constrained;
however, in normal times, there are also interactions between monetary policy
and nancial stability, some of which have to be taken into account (9.1). Fiscal
policy (9.2) and structural policies (9.3) may also inuence nancial stability.
9.1 Monetary policy
The levers of monetary policy in crisis situations as well as the constraints that
can bear on it are rst reviewed (9.1.1). The interactions between monetary pol-
icy and nancial stability are then discussed (9.1.2).
9.1.1 Levers and constraints in crisis situations
The central bank has a powerful tool at its disposal in per ...