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Monetary policy shocks and transmission in Italy: A VAR analysis

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  • Giuseppe De Arcangelis
  • Giorgio Di Giorgio

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This paper provides updated empirical evidence about the real and nominal effects of monetary policy in Italy, by using structural VAR analysis. We discuss different empirical approaches that have been used in order to identify monetary policy exogenous shocks. We argue that the data support the view that the Bank of Italy, at least in the recent past, has been targeting the rate on overnight interbank loans. Therefore, we interpret shocks to the overnight rate as purely exogenous monetary policy shocks and study how different macroeconomic variables react to such shocks.

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Keywords: Monetary policy shocks and indicators; structural VAR;

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  1. Carlo Migliardo, 2010. "Monetary Policy Transmission in Italy: A BVAR Analysis with Sign Restriction," Czech Economic Review, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, vol. 4(2), pages 139-167, June.
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