Differential Regional Effects of Monetary Policy: A Geographical SVAR Approach

Identification of Monetary Policy Shocks with External Instrument SVAR

We explore the use of external instrument SVAR to identify monetary policy shocks. We identify a forward guidance shock as the monetary shock component having zero instant impact on the policy rate. A contractionary forward guidance shock raises both future output and price level, stressing the relative importance of revealing policymakers’ view on future output and price level over committing ...

The Effects of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Shocks on the Industry Sector of Iran’s Economy: SVAR Approach over the Period 2004-2017

 In comparison with other productive sectors of economy, the growth of the industry has become one of the most essential approaches to economic development. This study explores the effects of monetary & fiscal policy shocks on production, employment and wages in the industry sector of Iran’s economy over the period 2004 - 2017. In this research, using time series data and econometrics technique...

Regional Dimensions of Monetary Policy in Indonesia

Changing Effects of Monetary Policy

A series of developments in the U.S. economic environment in the 1980s has resulted in major changes in prevalent thinking about how monetary policy affects economic activity. One important part of this change simply reflects the heightened awareness, following the experience of disinflation early in the decade, that monetary policy is not neutral-that is,,that actions taken by h e central bank...

Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy

When the Fed aims for higher inflation, middle-aged, middle-class households, who tend to have big mortgages, benefit at the expense of wealthy retirees, who have a lot of their savings in bank accounts and bonds. Poor and young households are less affected because they are less likely to own homes and their debt burdens are low. In this model, monetary policy not only creates winners and loser...