Effectiveness and Transmission of the ECB's Balance Sheet Policies
33 Pages Posted: 20 Aug 2014
Date Written: July 30, 2014
Abstract
We estimate the effects of exogenous innovations to the balance sheet of the ECB since the start of the financial crisis within a structural VAR framework. An expansionary balance sheet shock stimulates bank lending, stabilizes financial markets, and has a positive impact on economic activity and prices. The effects on bank lending and output are smaller in the member countries that have been more affected by the financial crisis, in particular those countries where the banking system is less well-capitalized.
Keywords: unconventional monetary policy, ECB balance sheet, euro area, VAR
JEL Classification: C32, E30, E44, E51, E52
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