Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/83406 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IES Working Paper No. 28/2012
Publisher: 
Charles University in Prague, Institute of Economic Studies (IES), Prague
Abstract: 
This paper focuses on policy measures taken to curb the private sector credit growth in the period 2003-2008. Our analysis is based on an original survey performed on eleven central banks in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The findings reveal high intensity of policy intervention: altogether 82 measures were taken in CEE in the period. This paper combines direct assessment of particular central authorities and a difference-in-differences method to find out whether the measures applied were effective in slowing down the credit growth. Deriving from country experiences, the paper argues that in order to eliminate adverse impacts, policy measures should include combination of monetary and prudential tools with special emphasis on domestic environment and role of foreign banks in the CEE region.
Subjects: 
credit growth
monetary policy
macroprudential policy
Central and Eastern Europe
JEL: 
E44
E51
E52
E58
G21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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