We employ a threshold vector autoregression (TVAR) methodology in order to examine the nonlinear nature of the interactions among credit market conditions, monetary policy, and economic activity. We depart from the existing literature on the subject along two dimensions. First, we focus on a...

This paper examines how foreign portfolio investment (FPI) in the US and its components affect the US macroeconomic conditions. We estimate a Dynamic Factor Model to extract comovements from 31 indicators to obtain three composite measures of the US market conditions, which correspond to real...

In this paper, we identify exogenous shocks to credit demand, financial inter-mediation, and supply of funds, and determine the contribution of these shocks to fluctuations in the credit market and overall economic activity. We estimate a structural vector auto-regression model where the three...