Has Higher Household Indebtedness Weakened Monetary Policy Transmission?

R. Gaston Gelos (), Federico Grinberg, Shujaat Khan, Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Machiko Narita and Umang Rawat
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Federico Grinberg: International Monetary Fund
Shujaat Khan: International Monetary Fund
Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli: International Monetary Fund
Machiko Narita: International Monetary Fund
Umang Rawat: International Monetary Fund

International Journal of Central Banking, 2024, vol. 20, issue 1, 325-371

Abstract: Has monetary policy been less effective since the global financial crisis because of deteriorating household balance sheets? This paper examines the question using household data from the United States. It compares the responsiveness of household consumption to monetary policy shocks in the preand post-crisis periods, relating changes in monetary transmission to changes in household indebtedness and liquidity. The results show that the responsiveness of household consumption has diminished since the crisis. However, household balance sheets are not the culprit. More indebted and less liquid households are the most responsive to monetary policy, and their share in the population grew. The decline in the consumption response does not seem to be attributable to households’ decreasing interest rate exposure, either.

JEL-codes: E21 E43 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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Working Paper: Has Higher Household Indebtedness Weakened Monetary Policy Transmission? (2019)
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