The Distribution of Households’ Indebtedness and the Transmission of Monetary Policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Fergus Cumming ◽  
Paul Hubert
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Limited Ability ◽  
Aggregate Consumption ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Household Heterogeneity ◽  
Transmission Of Monetary Policy

Abstract We investigate whether the dynamic response of aggregate consumption to monetary policy depends on the distribution of household debt relative to income. Using UK loan-level micro-data, we propose a novel approach to isolate the fraction of households with a limited ability to smooth consumption. By exploiting time and cross-sectional variation, we show that consumption responds more to monetary policy when the share of highly-indebted households is large, but find no state-contingency with respect to the overall level of debt-to-income. Our results highlight the role of household heterogeneity for understanding monetary transmission to aggregate consumption.

Liquidity, Risk Premia, and the Financial Transmission of Monetary Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itamar Drechsler ◽  
Alexi Savov ◽  
Philipp Schnabl
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Risk Sharing ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Risk Premia ◽  
New Keynesian ◽  
Liquidity Premium ◽  
Impact Risk ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Transmission Of Monetary Policy

In recent years, there has been a resurgence of research on the transmission of monetary policy through the financial system, fueled in part by empirical findings showing that monetary policy affects asset prices and the financial system in ways not explained by the New Keynesian paradigm. In particular, monetary policy appears to impact risk premia in stock and bond prices and to effectively control the liquidity premium in the economy (the cost of holding liquid assets). We review these findings and recent theories proposed to explain them, and we outline a conceptual framework that unifies them. The framework revolves around the central role of liquidity in risk sharing and explains how monetary policy governs its production and use within the financial sector.

The Channels of Transmission of Monetary Policy

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-88
Author(s):  
Juan Antonio Morales ◽  
Paul Reding
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Asset Price ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Monetary Transmission Mechanism ◽  
The Interest Rate ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transmission Of Monetary Policy

This chapter explores the monetary transmission mechanism (MTM) in low financial development countries (LFDCs). It successively discusses the interest rate, asset price, bank credit, balance sheet, expectations, and real balance channels. For each channel, conceptual aspects about how it operates, how it transmits monetary policy impulses to the economy’s financial and real spheres, are first presented. Next, the impact of the specificities of LFDCs on the channel’s strength and reliability are examined and the available empirical evidence is surveyed. The chapter concludes with a global assessment of the effectiveness of the monetary transmission mechanism in LFDCs. Evidence points to a transmission mechanism that is effective although not very strong, and possibly also more uncertain than in advanced and emerging market countries.

What Do a Million Observations on Banks Say About the Transmission of Monetary Policy?

2000 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil K Kashyap ◽  
Jeremy C Stein
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Bank Lending ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Bank Lending Channel ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Lending Channel ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Transmission Of Monetary Policy ◽  
Quantitative Importance

We study the monetary-transmission mechanism with a data set that includes quarterly observations of every insured U.S. commercial bank from 1976 to 1993. We find that the impact of monetary policy on lending is stronger for banks with less liquid balance sheets—i.e., banks with lower ratios of securities to assets. Moreover, this pattern is largely attributable to the smaller banks, those in the bottom 95 percent of the size distribution. Our results support the existence of a “bank lending channel” of monetary transmission, though they do not allow us to make precise statements about its quantitative importance. (JEL E44, E52, G32)

scholarly journals MONETARY TRANSMISSION MECHANISM UNDER DUAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM IN INDONESIA: CREDIT-FINANCING CHANNEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 251-278
Author(s):  
Reza Jamilah Fikri
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Error Correction ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Error Correction Model ◽  
Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Monetary Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Financing Channel

The presence of Islamic and conventional banking in the dual financial system of Indonesia equally hold the role as financial intermediator which theoretically banks collect fund from the debitors to be distributed to creditors. However, along with the changing of time there has been a development in the financial industry, when financial deregulation occurs, where the role of providing credit is not only owned by the banks but also other financial institutions. As the result, banks are no longer considered as the center of financial intermediation but could be replaced by other financial instruments. This study aims to reconsider the role of banking as financial intermediation in the monetary transmission mechanism using three methodoligal approaches which  are Vector Autoregression and Vector Error Correction Model (VAR-VECM), Error Correction Model (ECM), and Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL). The long-term results of ECM and VECM estimations both show that credit and finacing channel are still relevant to be employed in the monetary transmission mechanism after the development of financial sector and the change of monetary policy, yet only have an impact to economy and do not give effect to inflation. While the result of ARDL estimation indicates that none of the variables affect the  monetary policy objectives which means that credit and financing channel are considered to be getting weaker in the monetary transmission mechanism.   Keywords : Monetary Transmission Mechanism, Credit Channel, Dual Financial System JEL Classification: E51, E52, E58

scholarly journals Money in a Theory of Banking

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas W Diamond ◽  
Raghuram G Rajan
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Banking System ◽  
Real Activity ◽  
Aggregate Output ◽  
Demand Deposits ◽  
Financial Liquidity ◽  
Transmission Of Monetary Policy

We examine the role of banks in the transmission of monetary policy. In economies where banks use real demand deposits to finance their lending, fluctuations in the timing of production can force banks to scramble for real liquidity, or even fail, which can greatly affect lending and aggregate output. The adverse effect on output can be reduced if banks finance with nominal deposits. Nominal deposits also open a “financial liquidity” channel for monetary policy to affect real activity. The banking system may be better off, however, issuing real deposits (e.g., foreign exchange denominated) under some circumstances.

scholarly journals Macroeconomic Modeling for Monetary Policy Evaluation

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Galsí ◽  
Mark Gertler
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Transmission Mechanism ◽  
Monetary Transmission ◽  
Price Equilibrium ◽  
Macroeconomic Models ◽  
Macroeconomic Modeling ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Key Aspects

We describe some of the main features of the recent vintage of macroeconomic models used for monetary policy evaluation. We point to some of the key differences with respect to the earlier generation of macro models and highlight the insights for policy that these new frameworks have to offer. Our discussion emphasizes two key aspects of the new models: 1) the significant role of expectations of future policy actions in the monetary transmission mechanism and 2) the importance for the central bank of tracking the flexible price equilibrium values of the natural levels of output and the real interest rate. We argue that both features have important implications for the conduct of monetary policy.

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