QE and the Bank Lending Channel in the United Kingdom

Nick Butt, Rohan Churm, Michael McMahon, Arpad Morotz and Jochen Schanz

CAMA Working Papers from Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University

Abstract: We test whether quantitative easing (QE), in addition to boosting aggregate demand and inflation via portfolio rebalancing channels, operated through a bank lending channel (BLC) in the UK. Using Bank of England data together with an instrumental variables approach, we find no evidence of a traditional BLC associated with QE. We show, in a simple framework, that the traditional BLC is diminished if the bank receives `flighty’ deposits (deposits that are likely to quickly leave the bank). We show that QE gave rise to such flighty deposits which may explain why we find no evidence of a BLC.

Keywords: Monetary policy; Bank lending channel; Quantitative Easing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E51 E52 G20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2015-10
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