Monetary Policy and Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from the Euro Area

A-Tier
Journal: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
Year: 2022
Volume: 14
Issue: 4
Pages: 309-40

Authors (4)

Mattias Almgren (not in RePEc) José-Elías Gallegos (Banco de España) John Kramer (not in RePEc) Ricardo Lima (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

We quantify the relationship between the response of output to monetary policy shocks and the share of liquidity-constrained households. We do so in the context of the euro area, using a Local Projections Instrumental Variables estimation. We construct an instrument for changes in interest rates from changes in overnight indexed swap rates in a narrow time window around ECB announcements. Monetary policy shocks have heterogeneous effects on output across countries. Using micro data, we show that the elasticity of output to monetary policy shocks is larger in countries that have a larger fraction of households that are liquidity constrained.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmac:v:14:y:2022:i:4:p:309-40
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25