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Interest rate uncertainty harms the economy
[L’incertitude relative aux taux d’intérêt a des effets négatifs sur l’économie]

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  • Klodiana Istrefi
  • Sarah Mouabbi

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Uncertainty about the future path of interest rates is harmful to the economy. A new measure of interest rate uncertainty is constructed for G7 countries, Spain and Sweden, during 1993-2015. Interest rate uncertainty, of the size observed during the recent crisis, decreases industrial production by up to 3.8% and CPI inflation by up to 1 percentage point (pp) while increasing unemployment by up to 1.2 pp. L’incertitude relative à la trajectoire future des taux d’intérêt exerce un impact négatif sur l’économie. Une nouvelle mesure de l’incertitude sur les taux d’intérêt a été élaborée pour les pays du G7, l’Espagne et la Suède, sur la période 1993-2015. Une incertitude sur les taux d’intérêt d’une ampleur telle que celle observée durant la crise récente peut entraîner une baisse de la production allant jusqu’à 3,8 %, une baisse de l’inflation mesurée par l’IPC allant jusqu’à 1 point de pourcentage et une hausse du chômage jusqu’à 1,2 points de pourcentage.

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  • Klodiana Istrefi & Sarah Mouabbi, 2017. "Interest rate uncertainty harms the economy [L’incertitude relative aux taux d’intérêt a des effets négatifs sur l’économie]," Eco Notepad 31, Banque de France.
  • Handle: RePEc:bfr:econot:31
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