Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy in Romania. Insights into the Economic Crisis

Elena Pelinescu

Journal for Economic Forecasting, 2012, issue 3, 5-21

Abstract: The paper analyzes the monetary policy transmission mechanism in Romania focusing on the exchange rate channel. The analysis is made in the context of an economy described by a mix of institutional and market behaviors illustrated by a SVAR model in which the restrictions imposed on the coefficients underline the adopted behavior hypotheses. The behavior of the four economic variables, as reflected by the SVAR analysis, is consistent with the measures adopted by the National Bank of Romania after the 2008 economic crisis. In this respect, the results underline three main aspects: 1) the importance of the interest rate channel; 2) the key role of demand, and of stimulating the demand through the right economic measures; 3) the complex impact of the exchange rate channel.

Keywords: SVAR model; monetary policy transmission mechanism; exchange rate channel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C13 C51 E52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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