This paper describes a simple general equilibrium model in which a permanent easing of monetary policy, engineered via open market purchases, may produce a permanent decrease in the real interest rate and a permanent increase in the inflation rate. Under somewhat stronger assumptions, the...

Empirical evidence indicates that, in countries with low inflation rates, a permanent decrease in inflation rate either has no impact on capital stock and output (superneutrality) or causes them to fall moderately. Existing budget arithmetic models of monetary policy cannot deliver...