SFI Public Discussion Note: Low Interest Rates in a Post-pandemic World
The subject of negative interest rates is a highly controversial one, in Switzerland and abroad. In particular, representatives of the SNB regularly cross swords on the matter with politicians as well as with established players from the financial sector and the economy.
In a new SFI Public Discussion Note, SFI Prof. Philippe Bacchetta from the University of Lausanne examines, in the context of the ongoing COVID pandemic, when the Swiss economy might return to positive interest rates and what implications negative interest rates generally entail.
You can find out more about his conclusions in this, the latest SFI Public Discussion Note:
English I French I German I Italian.
The press documents can be found here.