Transmission mechanisms of conventional and unconventional monetary policies in open economies

Ivan Hajdukovic

International Economics and Economic Policy, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, No 4, 536 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper provides an empirical examination on the transmission mechanisms of conventional and unconventional monetary policies for two non-EMU countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, over the period 1990–2017. We investigate the role of stock prices and consumer expectations in the transmission of monetary policy. We propose two distinct structural VAR models. The model for the case of conventional monetary policy covers the pre-2009 period, while the model for the case of unconventional monetary policy covers the post-2009 period. The official bank policy rate and central bank’s reserve assets are used as instruments for conventional and unconventional monetary policy. The analysis reveals that the inclusion of a forward-looking informational variable of near-term development in economic activity and a financial variable such as the stock prices is of key importance for the monetary policy assessment. We provide evidence for the existence of a consumer confidence channel in the transmission of conventional monetary policy. Moreover, the long-term government bond yields, the exchange rate and stock prices have an important role in the transmission of unconventional monetary policy. Our findings indicate that conventional and unconventional monetary policies have short-run expansionary effects in both countries by increasing output, consumption, investment, stock prices and wages, while reducing unemployment.

Keywords: Conventional and unconventional monetary policies; Consumer confidence; Small open economy; Stock market; Vector autoregression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 E32 E52 F31 F41 G1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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