A Peek Inside The Black Box: The Monetary Transmission Mechanism In Japan

Tamim Bayoumi and James Morsink

No 2435, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper uses vector autoregressions to examine the monetary transmission mechanism in Japan. The empirical results indicate that both monetary policy and banks' balance sheets are important sources of shocks, that banks play a crucial role in transmitting monetary shocks to economic activity, that corporations and households have not been able to substitute borrowing from other sources for a shortfall in bank borrowing, and that business investment is especially sensitive to monetary shocks. We conclude that policy measures to strengthen banks are probably a prerequisite to restoring the effectiveness of the monetary transmission mechanism.

Keywords: Bank behaviour; Japan; Monetary transmission mechanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E50 E51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000-04
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