This paper evaluates the effectiveness of macroprudential policies in five Asia-Pacific countries (Australia, Indonesia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Thailand). We use supervisory bank-level data and apply a common empirical strategy. We find that macroprudential policies are effective in...

The great financial crisis of 2007-08 and the recession have generated active debate on the role of financial systems on the real economy. In particular, central banks have shown increased interest in how financial systems can evolve to maximise their contribution to the real economy. Many...

Macroprudential policy in Colombia is described along with a discussion of the main challenges faced by the authorities in implementing it and a review of episodes in which macroprudential measures were taken. An overview and some estimates of their effectiveness in preventing the buildup of...

Emerging market central banks have a long history of using macroprudential instruments. In the aftermath of the Asian crisis, central banks in the region deployed macroprudential tools first to deal with the fallout of crisis and then to prevent vulnerabilities from building up again. Similarly,...

Do different types of household credit affect income growth and income inequality differently? This empirical paper investigates this question by employing both macrolevel data and micro-level household survey data, covering the period since 1997. We find that the different types of household...

Saudi Arabia is a fiscally dominant open economy. The exchange rate anchor provides the long -term framework for monetary policy. There is only limited scope to diverge from US interest rates but SAMA retains flexibility in deploying prudential guidelines, adjusting reserve requirements and...

This paper discusses how the unconventional monetary policies in advanced economies have impacted Hong Kong SAR through the financial channel. Following the 2008–09 global financial crisis, the monetary expansion in advanced economies has led to extremely loose liquidity conditions on a global...

The Great Financial Crisis of 2007-09 confirmed the vital importance of advancing our understanding of macrofinancial linkages, the two-way interactions between the real economy and the financial sector. The crisis was a bitter reminder of how sharp fluctuations in asset prices, credit and...