Decomposing the effects of monetary policy using an external instruments SVAR
Aeimit Lakdawala
Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2019, vol. 34, issue 6, 934-950
Abstract:
We study the effects of monetary policy on economic activity separately identifying the effects of a conventional change in the fed funds rate from the policy of forward guidance. We use a structural VAR identified using external instruments from futures market data. The response of output to a fed funds rate shock is found to be consistent with typical monetary VAR analyses. However, the effect of a forward guidance shock that increases long‐term interest rates has an expansionary effect on output. This counterintuitive response is shown to be tied to the asymmetric information between the Federal Reserve and the public.
Date: 2019
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