The reaction function channel of monetary policy and the financial cycle

Andrew Filardo, Paul Hubert and Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul
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Andrew Filardo: Bank for International Settlements & IMF

No 2019-16, Documents de Travail de l'OFCE from Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE)

Abstract: This paper examines whether monetary policy reaction function matters for financial stability. We measure how responsive the Federal Reserve’s policy appears to be to imbalances in the equity, housing and credit markets. We find that changes in these policy sensitivities predict the later development of financial imbalances. When monetary policy appears to respond more countercyclically to market overheating, imbalances tend to decline over time. This effect is distinct from that of current and anticipated interest rate levels – the risk-taking channel. The evidence highlights the importance of a “policy reaction function” channel of monetary policy in shaping the financial cycle.

Keywords: Policy reaction function channel; asset price booms; credit booms; monetary policy; financial cycles; time-varying model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E50 E52 G00 G01 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10
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Working Paper: The reaction function channel of monetary policy and the financial cycle (2019)
Working Paper: The reaction function channel of monetary policy and the financial cycle (2019)
Working Paper: The reaction function channel of monetary policy and the financial cycle (2019)
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