Asymmetries in the bank lending channel of monetary policy in the United States

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2020
Volume: 189
Issue: C

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We study the presence of asymmetries in the transmission of monetary policy in the United States. We find that the bank lending channel is stronger when the Federal Reserve tightens monetary policy, particularly when the monetary policy stance is expansionary.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:189:y:2020:i:c:s0165176520300604
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29