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The Role of Banks in Monetary Policy Transmission in South Africa

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  • Asrat Tsegaye
  • Syden Mishi

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The role of banks in transmission of monetary policy in an economy has been a subject of theoretical and empirical investigations. This study attempts to empirically investigate the role played by private commercial banks in South Africa in transmitting the impulses of monetary policy shocks to the rest of the economy. Focus is placed on […]

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  • Asrat Tsegaye & Syden Mishi, 2012. "The Role of Banks in Monetary Policy Transmission in South Africa," Working Papers 295, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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