Digging Deeper--Evidence on the Effects of Macroprudential Policies from a New Database
Author/Editor: Zohair Alam, Adrian Alter, Jesse Eiseman, R G Gelos, Heedon Kang, Machiko Narita, Erlend Nier, Naixi Wang
Release Date: © March, 2019
ISBN
: 978-1-49830-270-8
Stock #: WPIEA2019066
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Description
This paper introduces a new comprehensive database of macroprudential policies, which combines information from various sources and covers 134 countries from January 1990 to December 2016. Using these data, we first confirm that loan-targeted instruments have a significant impact on household credit, and a milder, dampening effect on consumption. Next, we exploit novel numerical information on loan-to-value (LTV) limits using a propensity-score-based method to address endogeneity concerns. The results point to economically significant and nonlinear effects, with a declining impact for larger tightening measures. Moreover, the initial LTV level appears to matter; when LTV limits are already tight, the effects of additional tightening on credit is dampened while those on consumption are strengthened.
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More publications by: Zohair Alam ; Adrian Alter ; Jesse Eiseman ; R G Gelos ; Heedon Kang ; Machiko Narita ; Erlend Nier ; Naixi Wang