Arbeitspapier

The current account and monetary policy in the euro area

We investigate the factors driving current account and monetary policy developments in the euro area. We estimate an open-economy structural vector autoregression (VAR) model with zero and sign restrictions derived from a multi-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model to identify relevant shocks and analyse their impact on the current account and interest rate. Examining the VAR impulse responses for Germany, Italy and Spain we find that investment shocks and preference shocks drive the current account and interest rates in the opposite directions. By contrast, external demand shocks and productivity shocks cause both the current account balance and interest rate to move in the same direction. We also provide evidence for spillovers to the euro area from US preference shocks and US interest rate policy shocks.

ISBN
978-92-899-5281-1
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ECB Working Paper ; No. 2696

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Business Fluctuations; Cycles
Current Account Adjustment; Short-term Capital Movements
Macroeconomic Issues of Monetary Unions
Thema
current account
monetary policy
macroeconomic shocks

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Schuler, Tobias
Sun, Yiqiao
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
European Central Bank (ECB)
(wo)
Frankfurt a. M.
(wann)
2022

DOI
doi:10.2866/774052
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

Datenpartner

Dieses Objekt wird bereitgestellt von:
ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft. Bei Fragen zum Objekt wenden Sie sich bitte an den Datenpartner.

Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Schuler, Tobias
  • Sun, Yiqiao
  • European Central Bank (ECB)

Entstanden

  • 2022

Ähnliche Objekte (12)