Based on a analysis’ model that postulates the existence of a systematic relationship between the price level and the stock of money, real output and nominal interest rate, the author examines the direction and magnitude of long-term "equilibrium" relationships in the Mexican economy over the...

Secured debt has become a predominant form of credit. The purpose of this paper is to analyze collateral in a model of money and its interaction with monetary policy. Borrowing capacity, and ultimately consumption, is linked to the value of the asset that serves as collateral, specific to each...

We analyze the effects of monetary policy on economic activity in the proposed African monetary unions. Findings broadly show that: (1) but for financial efficiency in the EAMZ, monetary policy variables affect output neither in the short-run nor in the long-term and; (2) with the exception of...

Economic theory traditionally suggests that monetary policy can influence the business cycle, but not the long-run potential output. Despite well documented theoretical and empirical consensus on money neutrality in the literature, the role of money as an informational variable for monetary...

The implementation of economic reforms under new economic policies in India was associated with a paradigmatic shift in monetary and fiscal policy. While monetary policies were solely aimed at "price stability" in the neoliberal regime, fiscal policies were characterized by the objective of...

In this article I investigate whether bank ownership affects the credit channel of monetary policy by looking at the Turkish banking sector from the period 2006 to 2010. I analyze whether public banks, foreign banks, and private banks respond differently to changes in monetary policy by looking...

The Crash of 2008 is often blamed on the Fed’s overly ‘loose’ monetary policy after 2001 (see Taylor, 2009, 2010). In short, the argument goes, American monetary policy was too ‘loose’ for four years between 2002 and 2006; and too ‘tight’ once the Fed realised that it was presiding...

<i>Global Credit Review</i> is an annual publication that provides an overview of the most important developments in global credit markets and the regulatory landscape. The third volume provides some critical analysis, reviews the introduction of new regulations and also offers new insights to address...