Financial technologies and the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission

B-Tier
Journal: European Economic Review
Year: 2024
Volume: 161
Issue: C

Authors (3)

Hasan, Iftekhar (Fordham University) Kwak, Boreum (not in RePEc) Li, Xiang (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This study investigates whether and how financial technologies (FinTech) influence the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission. We use an interacted panel vector autoregression model to explore how the effects of monetary policy shocks change with regional-level FinTech adoption. Results indicate that FinTech adoption generally mitigates the transmission of monetary policy to real GDP, consumer prices, bank loans, and housing prices, with the most significant impact observed in the weakened transmission to bank loan growth. The relaxed financial constraints, regulatory arbitrage, and intensified competition are the possible mechanisms underlying the mitigated transmission.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:eecrev:v:161:y:2024:i:c:s0014292123002787
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25