Monetary Policy Reaction to Geopolitical Risks in Unstable Environments

INFER Working paper 2024.03 (Updated 9 September 2024)

32 Pages Posted: 17 Apr 2024

Date Written: August 27, 2024

Abstract

How do geopolitical risk shocks impact monetary policy? Based on a panel of 20 economies, we develop and estimate an augmented panel Taylor rule via constant and time-varying local projection
(TV-LP) regression models. First, the panel evidence suggests that the interest rate decreases in the short run and increases in the medium run in the event of a GPR shock. Second, the results are
confirmed in the time-varying model, where the policy reaction is accommodating in the short run (1 to 2 months) to limit the negative effects on consumer sentiment. In the medium term (12 to 15 months), the central bank is more committed to combating inflation pressures.

Keywords: Monetary Policy, Local Projections, Time-varying Local Projections, Geopolitical Risk

JEL Classification: F44, E44, E43, F51

Suggested Citation

Ginn, William and Saadaoui, Jamel,
Monetary Policy Reaction to Geopolitical Risks in Unstable Environments
(August 27, 2024). INFER Working paper 2024.03 (Updated 9 September 2024), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4762672 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4762672

William Ginn

Labcorp ( email )

Jamel Saadaoui (Contact Author)

University Paris 8

2 rue de la liberté
Saint-Denis

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