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U.S. Monetary Shocks and Global Stock Prices
Laeven, Luc; Tong, Hui - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This paper studies how U.S. monetary policy affects global stock prices. We find that global stock prices respond strongly to changes in U.S. interest rate policy, with stock prices increasing (decreasing) following unexpected monetary loosening (tightening). This impact is more pronounced for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008692313
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Bubbles and Central Banks: Historical Perspectives
Brunnermeier, Markus K; Schnabel, Isabel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
This paper reviews some of the most prominent asset price bubbles from the past 400 years and documents how central banks (or other institutions) reacted to those bubbles. The historical evidence suggests that the emergence of bubbles is often preceded or accompanied by an expansionary monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011249380
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Betting the House
Jordà, Òscar; Schularick, Moritz; Taylor, Alan M. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
Is there a link between loose monetary conditions, credit growth, house price booms, and financial instability? This … paper analyzes the role of interest rates and credit in driving house price booms and busts with data spanning 140 years of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145419
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Euro-Area and US Banks Behavior, and ECB-Fed Monetary Policies during the Global Financial Crisis: A Comparison
Cukierman, Alex - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014
This paper compares the behavior of Euro-Area (EA) banks’ credit and reserves with those of US banks following … substantially higher than previously believed, in the EA). The paper shows that, although the behavior of banks’ credit following … differences in the relative importance of banking credit within the total amount of credit intermediated through banks and bond …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011096105
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Monetary transmission in low income countries
Mishra, Prachi; Montiel, Peter J; Spilimbergo, Antonio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
This paper reviews the monetary transmission mechanism in low income countries (LICs). We use monetary transmission in advanced and emerging markets as a benchmark to identify aspects of the transmission mechanism that may operate differently in LICs. In particular, we focus on the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466328
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Classical time-varying FAVAR models - Estimation, forecasting and structural analysis
Eickmeier, Sandra; Lemke, Wolfgang; Marcellino, Massimiliano - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
when computed in-sample, and for some variables in pseudo real time, mostly financial and credit variables. Finally, we use …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008921778
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The Zero-Interest Rate Bound and the Role of the Exchange Rate for Monetary Policy in Japan
Coenen, Günter; Wieland, Volker - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
In this Paper we study the role of the exchange rate in conducting monetary policy in an economy with near-zero nominal interest rates as experienced in Japan since the mid-1990s. Our analysis is based on an estimated model of Japan, the United States and the euro area with rational expectations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005788995
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Identifying the Monetary Transmission Mechanism Using Structural Breaks
Beyer, Andreas; Farmer, Roger E A - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003
We propose a method for estimating a subset of the parameters of a structural rational expectations model by exploiting changes in policy. We define a class of models, midway between a vector autoregression and a structural model, that we call the recoverable structure. We provide an application...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124223
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Asymmetries in Housing and Financial Market Institutions and EMU
Maclennan, Duncan; Muellbauer, John; Stephens, Mark - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999
Despite convergence pressures, differences in housing and financial market institutions across the 15 member states of the European Union are still enormous. This paper argues that they have profound effects on the responsiveness of output and inflation in the different countries to changes in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005504528
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Measuring Monetary Policy with VAR Models: An Evaluation
Bagliano, Fabio-Cesare; Favero, Carlo A. - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997
transmission mechanism. Lastly, the inclusion of the long-term interest rate in a benchmark VAR delivers a more precise estimation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005114174