Journal article
VAR meets DSGE: Uncovering the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Low-Income Countries
- Abstract:
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VAR methods suggest that the monetary transmission mechanism may be weak and unreliable in low-income countries (LICs). But are structural VARs identified via shortrun restrictions capable of detecting a transmission mechanism when one exists, under research conditions typical of these countries? Using small DSGEs as data-generating processes, we assess the impact on VAR-based inference of short data samples, measurement error, high-frequency supply shocks, and other features of the LIC envir...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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- Publisher:
- International Monetary Fund Publisher's website
- Journal:
- IMF Working Papers Journal website
- Publication date:
- 2016-04-11
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-01
- ISSN:
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1018-5941
- Source identifiers:
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653380
- ISBN:
- 9781484324752
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- pubs:653380
- Deposit date:
- 2016-10-21
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- International Monetary Fund
- Copyright date:
- 2016
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- © International Monetary Fund. Available online at [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/longres.aspx?sk=43864.0]
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