Vincent Grossmann-Wirth is the Deputy Head of Monetary Policy Implementation Division at the Banque de France. Vincent joins Macro Musings to discuss the European Central Bank’s response to the COVID-19 crisis and what may lie ahead for the central bank. Specifically, Vincent and David discuss how the ECB’s structure and operating system compares to the US Federal Reserve System, the various dimensions of the ECB’s response to COVID-19, and what the ECB’s review of its operating framework portends for the future of monetary policy.

 

Transcript for the episode can be found here.

 

Vincent’s Twitter: @VinceGW

Vincent’s Banque de France profile: https://www.banque-france.fr/en/economics/economists-and-researchers/vincent-grossmann-wirth

 

Related Links:

 

*Monetary policy measures taken by the Eurosystem in response to COVID-19* by Vincent Grossmann-Wirth

https://blocnotesdeleco.banque-france.fr/en/blog-entry/monetary-policy-measures-taken-eurosystem-response-covid-19

 

*What Monetary Policy Operational Frameworks in the New Financial Environment? A Comparison of the US Fed and the Eurosystem Perspectives, 2007–2019* by Vincent Grossmann-Wirth

https://ideas.repec.org/a/mes/ijpoec/v48y2019i4p336-352.html

 

David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

David’s blog: http://macromarketmusings.blogspot.com/