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To Teach People a Lesson or To Solve the Problem? Take Your Pick! Alfonso Prat-Gay Re-Examining Central Bank Orthodoxy for Un-Orthodox Times March 25 – 27, 2012

To Teach People a Lesson or To Solve the Problem? Take Your Pick!

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To Teach People a Lesson or To

Solve the Problem? Take Your Pick! Alfonso Prat-Gay

Re-Examining Central Bank

Orthodoxy for Un-Orthodox Times

March 25 – 27, 2012

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank)

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank)

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank)

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank)

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

JUST TEN YEARS! IT´S BEEN JUST TEN YEARS

• Poverty rate @ 57%

• Inflation @ 40%

• Provincial quasi-currencies @ 39% of base money

• Sovereign default (including with World Bank) and Debt/GDP @ 165%

• Deposit freeze: 1/3 of deposits

• Banking crisis:

- Non performing loans @ 37%

- Rediscounts @ 105% of NW and 37% of deposits

- Credit to private sector @ 30% of peak (i.e. down 70%)

- Balance sheets

- ROE @ -50%

• “Pesified” claims (lawsuits @ 20% of bank deposits)

• All financial markets fully shut down (∞ counterparty risk)

ARGENTINA, CIRCA END 2002

CENTRAL BANKS MUST BE PART OF THE SOLUTION

BUT

THEY FACE FISCAL, FINANCIAL, STATE/LOCAL AND JUDICIARY DOMINANCE

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

6. Listen not to special interests

7. Be bold (it pays)

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

6. Listen not to special interests

7. Be bold (it pays)

Accurate diagnosis

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

6. Listen not to special interests

7. Be bold (it pays)

Accurate diagnosis

Time consistency

(time is money)

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

6. Listen not to special interests

7. Be bold (it pays)

Accurate diagnosis

Time consistency

(time is money)

“Benevolent dictator”

A HELPFUL ROADMAP

1. Know the size of the bill

2. Find out how deep is your wallet

3. Draw the line (somewhere)

4. Plan (way) ahead the next move

5. Whenever possible, be ahead of the market

6. Listen not to special interests

7. Be bold (it pays)

Accurate diagnosis

Time consistency

(time is money)

“Benevolent dictator”

DON´T PAY ATTENTION TO THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

TOO MUCH DEBT, TOO LITTLE COMPETITIVENESS

THE ECB BALANCE SHEET IS JUST A PAIN KILLER, NOT A SILVER BULLET

SLOW MOTION IS JUST THAT: IT WON´T SPARE YOU

THE BAD OUTCOME

SLOW MOTION IS JUST THAT: IT WON´T SPARE YOU

THE BAD OUTCOME

SLOW MOTION IS JUST THAT: IT WON´T SPARE YOU

THE BAD OUTCOME

AIR BAG OR ENGINE? TAKE YOUR PICK!

SLOW MOTION IS JUST THAT: IT WON´T SPARE YOU

THE BAD OUTCOME