The effect of monetary policy on output in EMU3: A sign restriction approach
This paper examines the effects of monetary policy shocks on output in the three largest euro area economies - Germany, France and Italy (EMU3) - by applying a new VAR identification procedure. The results show that monetary policy innovations are at their most potent in Germany. However, apart from Germany, it remains ambiguous as to whether a rise in interest rates concludes with a fall in output, showing a lack of homogeneity in the responses. Homogeneity in response to a monetary shock is crucial in a one-size-fits-all framework. Nonetheless, the lack of similarity between the responses, which is hypothesised to cause de-synchronised business cycles in optimal currency area literature, is often based on the premise that monetary policy itself is a major source of business cycle fluctuations. This paper concludes that monetary policy innovations play, at most, a modest role in generating fluctuations in output for the EMU3. Consequently, it is less important whether the effects of monetary policy are homogenous.
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2008
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Authors: | Rafiq, M.S. ; Mallick, S.K. |
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Journal of Macroeconomics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0164-0704. - Vol. 30.2008, 4, p. 1756-1791
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | Monetary shocks Sign restriction Euro area |
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