BoE paper raises risk of ‘bubbly growth traps’

Asset bubbles can direct resources to low-productivity sectors

bank-of-england-boe-brexit-day-2
The Bank of England. Photo: Dan Hinge

Low interest rates may increase the risk of "bubbly growth traps", which could explain the slow recoveries in many advanced economies, according to research published on February 24 by the Bank of England.

Jagdish Tripathy, an economist at the Bank of England, sets out the idea in the staff working paper Bubbly equilibria with credit misallocation. His model has two sectors, one with high pledgeability and low productivity (the "traditional" sector, seen as a bastion of stability), and the other

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.