Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/231523 
Year of Publication: 
2020
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[Journal:] Journal of the European Economic Association [ISSN:] 1542-4766 [Volume:] 18 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Oxford University Press [Place:] Oxford [Year:] 2020 [Pages:] 202-231
Publisher: 
Oxford University Press, Oxford
Abstract: 
We study the macroeconomic effects of unconventional monetary policy in the euro area using structural vector autoregressions, identified with external instruments. The instruments are based on the common unexpected variation in euro area sovereign yields for different maturities on policy announcement days. We first show that expansionary monetary surprises are effective at lowering public and private interest rates and increasing economic activity, consumer prices, and inflation expectations. We then document that the shocks lead to a rise in primary public expenditures and a widening of internal trade balances.
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Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)

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