Public Liquidity Demand and Central Bank Independence
1 : Banque de France
Banque de France
2 : HEC Paris
GROUPE HEC
3 : Département d\'économie, Sciences Po
* : Corresponding author
Sciences Po
This paper studies how private demand for public liquidity affects the independence of a central bank vis-à-vis the fiscal authority. Whereas supplying liquidity to the private sector creates degrees of freedom for both fiscal and monetary authorities, we show that the authority that is most able to attract private liquidity demand can ultimately impose its views to the other.