An important question in macroeconomics has been how the transmission mechanism of monetary policy works. In particular, the question of whether there exists a credit channel for the transmission of monetary policy has been one of the central themes in the discussion of the effectiveness of...

This paper presents an empirical investigation of the role of credit in the post-stabilization consumption booms of Mexico, Chile, and Israel. Credit from the banking sector to the private sector expanded very rapidly following the stabilizations. I show that this increase in credit reduced the...

Un interrogante importante en el campo de la macroeconomia ha sido el de la operacion del mecanismo de transmision de la politica monetaria. La posible existencia de un canal crediticio es uno de los temas centrales en la discusion de la eficacia de la politica. Este ensayo presenta nuevos datos...

An important question in macroeconomics has been how the transmission mechanism of monetary policy works. In particular, the question of whether there exists a credit or bank lending channel for the transmission of monetary policy has been one of the central themes in the discussion of the...

This paper presents an empirical investigation of the role of credit in the post-stabilization consumption booms of Mexico, Chile and Israel. Credit from the banking sector to the private sector expanded very rapidly following the stabilizations. I show that this increase in credit reduced the...

Traditional studies of money demand for both developed and less developed countries have shown that there are periods of "missing money," that is, there is consistent over-prediction of real balances. This paper uses cointegration techniques to study the effects of financial innovation on the...