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An Empirical Search for a Canadian Credit Channel

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In the traditional view of the transmission mechanism, monetary policy influences output through interest rates, with the policy stance measured by changes in short-term rates or the slope of the yield curve. In an alternative view, monetary policy affects economic activity through the credit channel. When financial institutions restrict lending, some clients can not obtain financing, which hampers economic activity, while others issue commercial paper, raising its share of business credit and the yield spread between commercial paper and Treasury Bills. A "broader" credit channel has financial conditions affecting the economy through changes in the net worth of borrowers or the balance sheets of financial institutions. This often results in a widening spread between corporate and government bonds yields and a reduced flow of credit in the economy. Credit crunches are associated with this view. This paper examines these views in a VAR model of the Canadian economy. The results suggest that both monetary and credit channels, including a "broad" credit channel, have important effects. Further, the credit channel is important for investment growth while the monetary channel helps explain growth in non-investment spending. Du point de vue traditionnel du mécanisme de transmission, la politique monétaire influe sur la production par le biais des taux d’intérêt, l’orientation de la politique étant mesurée par les variations des taux d’intérêt à court terme ou par la pente de la courbe de rendement. D’un autre point de vue, la politique monétaire influe sur l’activité économique par le biais du circuit de distribution du crédit. Lorsque les institutions financières limitent les prêts, certains clients ne peuvent obtenir de financement, ce qui nuit à l’activité économique, tandis que d’autres émettent des effets de commerce, augmentant leur part du crédit des entreprises et l’écart de rendement entre les effets de commerce et les bons du Trésor. Dans un circuit « plus large » de distribution du crédit, les conditions financières influent sur l’économie en raison des variations des actifs nets des emprunteurs ou des bilans des institutions financières. Cela entraîne souvent un élargissement de l’écart entre les rendements des obligations des entreprises et des gouvernements et une réduction du flux de crédit dans l’économie. Les « étranglements » du crédit sont associés à ce point de vue. Ce document examine ces points de vue à partir d’un modèle autorégressif vectoriel de l’économie canadienne. Les résultats laissent supposer que les circuits de distribution de la monnaie et du crédit, y compris un circuit « large » de distribution du crédit, ont des effets importants. De plus, le circuit de distribution du crédit est important pour la croissance de l’investissement, tandis que le circuit de distribution de la monnaie permet d’expliquer la croissance des dépenses autres que d’investissement.

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  • Joe Italiano, "undated". "An Empirical Search for a Canadian Credit Channel," Working Papers-Department of Finance Canada 2001-15, Department of Finance Canada.
  • Handle: RePEc:fca:wpfnca:2001-15
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    1. Aysun, Uluc & Brady, Ryan & Honig, Adam, 2013. "Financial frictions and the strength of monetary transmission," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 32(C), pages 1097-1119.

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