Explaining Monetary Spillovers: The Matrix Reloaded

64 Pages Posted: 29 Mar 2018

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Jonathan Kearns

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department

Andreas Schrimpf

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); University of Tuebingen

Fan Dora Xia

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department

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Date Written: March 23, 2018

Abstract

Using monetary policy shocks for seven advanced economy central banks, measured at high-frequency, we accurately document the extent of interest rate spillovers to 47 advanced and emerging market economies. Our main goal is to assess different channels through which spillovers occur and why some countries' interest rates respond more than others. We find that there is no evidence that spillovers relate to real linkages, such as trade flows. There is some indication that exchange rate regimes influence the extent of spillovers. By far the strongest determinant of interest rate spillovers is financial openness. Countries that have stronger bilateral (and aggregate) financial links with the US or euro area are susceptible to stronger interest rate spillovers. These effects are much more pronounced at the longer end of the yield curve, indicating that while countries retain policy rate independence, financial conditions are influenced by global yields.

Keywords: Monetary Policy Spillovers; High-Frequency Data; Financial Integration

JEL Classification: E44; F36; F42; F65

Suggested Citation

Kearns, Jonathan and Schrimpf, Andreas and Xia, Fan Dora, Explaining Monetary Spillovers: The Matrix Reloaded (March 23, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3152169 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3152169

Jonathan Kearns

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Andreas Schrimpf

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) ( email )

London
United Kingdom

University of Tuebingen ( email )

Wilhelmstr. 19
72074 Tuebingen, Baden Wuerttemberg 72074
Germany

Fan Dora Xia (Contact Author)

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

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