The monetary policy of the State Bank of Vietnam, households and income distribution: the evidence from DSGE model

Trung Duc Nguyen, Lanh Kim Trieu and Anh Hoang Le

Journal of Financial Economic Policy, 2024, vol. 16, issue 4, 463-482

Abstract: Purpose - This paper aims to propose a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model for the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to assess the response from the household sector to monetary policy shocks through the consumption function. Moreover, the transmission from monetary policy to household consumption and income distribution is experimented with through the vector autoregression (VAR) model. Design/methodology/approach - In this study, the authors used the maximum likelihood estimation to estimate the DSGE and VAR models with the sample from 1996Q1 to the end of 2021Q4 (104 observations). Findings - The DSGE model’s results show that the response of the household sector is as expected in the theory: a monetary policy shock occurs that increases the policy interest rate by 0.29%, leading to a decrease in consumer spending of about 0.041%, the shock fades after one year. Estimates from the VAR model give similar results: a monetary policy shock narrows income inequality after about 2–3 quarters and this process tends to slow down in the long run. Research limitations/implications - Based on the research results, the authors propose policy implications for the SBV to achieve the goal of price stability, and stabilizing the macro-economic environment in Vietnam. Originality/value - The findings of the study have theoretical contributions and empirical scientific evidence showing the effectiveness of the implementation of the SBV’s monetary policy in the context of macro-instability, namely: flexibility, caution and coordination of different measures promptly.

Keywords: Monetary policy; World uncertainty index; Household responses; DSGE model; Income distribution; E12; E17; E52; E58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/JFEP-01-2023-0022

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