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What are the effects of monetary policy on productivity?

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We assess the effects of monetary policy shocks on total factor productivity (TFP) using a cross-country panel of firm-level data. We find that monetary policy shocks have a significant effect on TFP: a 100 basis points contractionary monetary policy shock is associated with a 112 percent decline in TFP at a 6-year horizon. The effects of monetary policy shocks on TFP are stronger for financially constrained or vulnerable firms. Further, we find support for a credit channel transmission mechanism of monetary policy on TFP in that intangible investment reacts adversely to contractionary monetary policy shocks.

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  • Guérin, Pierre, 2023. "What are the effects of monetary policy on productivity?," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:233:y:2023:i:c:s0165176523004664
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111440
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    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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