Digging Deeper--Evidence on the Effects of Macroprudential Policies from a New Database
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Summary:
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.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2019/066
Subject:
Consumer credit Consumption Credit Macroprudential policy Macroprudential policy instruments
English
Publication Date:
March 22, 2019
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498302708/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2019066
Pages:
57
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