Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/243478 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
Research Papers in Economics No. 11/20
Version Description: 
This Version: July 22, 2021
Publisher: 
Universität Trier, Fachbereich IV - Volkswirtschaftslehre, Trier
Abstract: 
We estimate a logit mixture vector autoregressive model describing monetary policy transmission in the euro area over the period 2003Q1-2019Q4 with a special emphasis on credit conditions. With the help of this model, monetary policy transmission can be described as mixture of two states (e.g., a normal state and a crisis state), using an underlying logit model determining the relative weight of these states over time. We show that shocks to the credit spread and shocks to credit standards directly lead to a reduction of real GDP growth, whereas shocks to the quantity of credit are slightly less important in explaining growth fluctuations. The credit spread and - to some extent - credit standards are also the key determinants of the underlying state of the economy in the logit submodel. Together with a more pronounced transmission of monetary policy shocks in the crisis state, this provides further evidence for a financial accelerator in the euro area. Finally, the detrimental effect of credit conditions is also reflected in the labor market.
Subjects: 
Credit growth
credit spread
credit standards
euro area
financial accelerator
mixture VAR
monetary policy transmission
JEL: 
E44
E52
E58
G21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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