THE MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF RESERVE REQUIREMENTS

Christian Glocker and Pascal Towbin

No 3850, EcoMod2012 from EcoMod

Abstract: When dealing with credit booms driven by capital inflows, monetary authorities in emerging markets are often reluctant to raise interest rates, as they fear that an increase attracts even more capital and appreciates the currency. A number of countries therefore use reserve requirements as an additional policy instrument. The present study provides evidence on their macroeconomic e ects.Bayesian VAR with sign restrictionsWe estimate a vector autoregressive (VAR) model for the Brazilian economy and identify interest rate and reserve requirement shocks. For both instruments a discretionary tightening leads to a decline in domestic credit. We fi nd, however, very diff erent e ffects for other macroeconomic aggregates. In contrast to interest rate policy, a positive reserve requirement shock leads to an exchange rate depreciation and an improvement in the trade balance, but also to an increase in inflation. The results suggest that reserve requirement policy can complement interest rate policy in pursuing a financial stability objective, but cannot be its substitute with regards to a price stability objective.

Keywords: Brazil; Business cycles; Monetary issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-07-01
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Working Paper: The Macroeconomic Effects of Reserve Requirements (2012)
Working Paper: The Macroeconomic Effects of Reserve Requirements (2012)
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