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The effectiveness of monetary policy transmission under capital inflows: Evidence from Asia

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  • Sonali Jain-Chandra
  • D. Filiz Unsal

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The effectiveness of the monetary policy transmission mechanism in open economies could be impaired if interest rates are driven primarily by global factors, especially during periods of large capital inflows. The main objective of this paper is to assess whether this is true for emerging Asia’s economies. Using a dynamic factor model and a structural vector autoregression model, we show that long-term interest rates in Asia are indeed predominantly driven by global factors. However, monetary policy transmission mechanism remains effective in the region, as it operates predominantly through short-term interest rates. Nevertheless, the monetary transmission mechanism, though effective, is somewhat weaker in Asia during the periods of surges in capital inflows.

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  • Sonali Jain-Chandra & D. Filiz Unsal, 2014. "The effectiveness of monetary policy transmission under capital inflows: Evidence from Asia," Borsa Istanbul Review, Research and Business Development Department, Borsa Istanbul, vol. 14(2), pages 96-103, June.
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy transmission; Capital flows; Dynamic factor model; Structural VAR;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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