La crise financière actuelle, en raison de sa similarité avec celle du Japon des années 1990, a poussé les autorités monétaires des plus grandes banques centrales à adopter l’assouplissement quantitatif. Seul le Japon, ayant connu une expérience d’assouplissement quantitatif récente mais depuis suffisamment d’années pour être étudiée, peut fournir des éléments de solution à cette crise.Cette thèse applique les techniques économétriques les plus appropriées et récentesà l’analyse de l’assouplissement quantitatif, appliqué par la Banque du Japon entre 2001 et 2006. En trois chapitres sont traitées les questions de savoir s’il était efficace ; sous quelles conditions ? Par quels canaux ?L’efficacité de cette stratégie de politique monétaire à stimuler l’activité et à stopperla spirale déflationniste a été montrée. Cette expérience met en avant le rôle important que la politique monétaire peut jouer pour sortir de la crise, même quand le taux directeur atteint zéro. Le canal des anticipations comme le canal de rééquilibrage des portefeuilles ont tous deux joué un rôle important dans la transmission de ces effets. Les principaux enseignements que l’on peut tirer de l’expérience japonaise sont, d’abord de remédier radicalement et immédiatement aux fragilités du secteur financier, deuxièmement, de mener une politique monétaire particulièrement agressive. Enfin, d’attendre le temps nécessaire pour que les fruits de cette politique viennent. L’expérience japonaise suggère que la Fed et la banque d’Angleterre doivent reporter leur sortie de cette stratégie, sortie qui doit être menée dansle cadre d’un programme et selon des objectifs numériques clairs. / The current financial crisis has now led most major central banks to rely on quantitative easing. The unique Japanese experience of quantitative easing is the only experience which enables us to judge this therapy’s effectiveness and the timing of the exit strategy. Is quantitative easing effective ? Under which conditions ? Through which canal ?This thesis, consisting of three essays, applies appropriate and recent econometrictechniques to examine the quantitative easing in Japan between 2001 and 2006. We show, for the first time, that quantitative easing was able not only to prevent further recession and deflation but also to provide considerable stimulation to both output and prices. Moreover, both expectation and portfolio-rebalancing channels play a crucial role in transmitting monetary policy effects. This experience shows that the monetary policy is still potent even when short-term interest rates reach a zero lower bound. The Japanese experience suggests that efforts to clean up the bank’s balance sheets significantly improved the effectiveness of quantitative easing. However, this effect, although considerable, was short-lived ; it became insignificant after one year. The short duration of this effect confirms the wisdom of the Fed’s decision to maintain quantitative easing longer, so that being short-lived, the positive effects could be exploited. In the light of the Japanese experience, we argue that, in addition to their fast reaction and the huge amount of CABs employed, which may have helped relieve short-term liquidity pressures in the financial system, the Fed was better off postponing its exit from quantitative easing.

Submitted by Filipe Correia (fcorreia@fgvmail.br) on 2011-10-21T15:48:52Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Filipe_Correia.pdf: 336583 bytes, checksum: cc01dcd1cdf01f077f687eb2a1f68fc8 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Andrea Virginio Machado (andrea.machado@fgv.br) on 2011-10-31T11:25:19Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Filipe_Correia.pdf: 336583 bytes, checksum: cc01dcd1cdf01f077f687eb2a1f68fc8 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-10-31T11:26:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação_Filipe_Correia.pdf: 336583 bytes, checksum: cc01dcd1cdf01f077f687eb2a1f68fc8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-07-07 / This paper aims to study the fiscal policy effects on a wide range of US macroeconomic variables. The empirical work is based upon a structural VAR with latent factors (FAVAR) and for which we develop a special identification scheme. As we estimate the factors using a principal component approach, theses estimates are very similar to observed industrial production and interest rate time series, and this is crucial for identification and instruments choice in our VAR model. Using impulse response functions we can see both production and personal consumption increase after a government expenditure exogenous shock. This effect of government expenditure is also positive among different income groups and further we find out lower classes are affected at the most after a public expenditure shock. This means this kind of consumers are probably subject to some credit rationing which difficults them to smooth consumption after an aggregate shock. / O objetivo desse artigo é analisar o impacto da política fiscal sobre diversas variáveis macroeconômicas dos EUA. A metodologia do trabalho empírico baseia-se em um modelo VAR estrutural que incorpora fatores latentes (FAVAR) e para o qual desenvolve-se um esquema de identificação específico. Visto que os fatores são estimados por principal components, estes aproximam-se muito das séries observadas de produção industrial e taxa de juros. Como será visto, este resultado é de fundamental importância para a hipótese de identificação e a escolha dos instrumentos do modelo VAR. Por meio das funções de resposta ao impulso analisa-se os efeitos de um aumento do gasto do governo sobre variáveis de produto e consumo e, por sua vez, corroborando a hipótese de que tanto o PIB quanto as despesas de consumo das famílias aumentam depois desse choque exógeno. Em particular esse efeito sobre o consumo também é verificado quando separamos os indivíduos em várias classes de acordo com renda. Olhando cuidadosamente no entanto pode-se perceber que um aumento no gasto público possui mais impacto sobre os consumidores de renda mais baixa. Ou seja, é provável que por estarem sujeitas a restrições de crédito, as classes mais baixas tem mais dificuldade em suavizar o consumo após um choque agregado.

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[pt] O objetivo deste estudo consiste em analisar o efeito das condições financeiras sobre a atividade econômica e entender o papel destas na transmissão da política monetária. Nossas evidências sugerem que, no caso dos Estados Unidos, um aperto nas condições financeiras possui efeito bastante similar a um choque contracionista de juros. Apesar disso, ao controlarmos a taxa de juros para o FCI, os resultados indicam que inovações de política monetária não atuam através das condições financeiras. Tal conclusão, no entanto, não pode ser generalizada para outros países. Encontramos que, no caso do Canadá, as condições financeiras possuem relevância na transmissão da política monetária, uma vez que o efeito de um choque de juro sobre a produção industrial e a inflação após o controle para as condições financeiras, é praticamente nulo. / [en] The aim of this study is to analyze the effect of financial conditions on economic activity and to understand their role in the transmission of monetary policy. Our evidence suggests that, in the case of the United States, a tightening of financial conditions has an effect very similar to a contractionary interest rate shock. Despite this, when controlling the interest rate for the FCI, the results indicate that monetary policy innovations does not operate through financial conditions. Such a conclusion, however, can t be generalized to other countries. We find that, in the case of Canada, financial conditions are relevant to the transmission of monetary policy, since the effect of an interest rate shock on industrial production and inflation after controlling for financial conditions, is practically nil.

Diese Dissertation besteht aus vier eigenständigen Aufsätzen. Das erste Kapitel liefert eine Einleitung uns einen Literaturüberblick. Im zweiten Kapitel schätzen wir die Effekte eines geldpolitischen Schocks in einer Bayesianischen faktorerweiterten Vektorautoregression. Als ein Identifikationsschema schlagen wir theoretisch fundierte Vorzeichenrestriktionen vor, welche auf die angemessenen Impuls-Antwortfolgen auferlegt werden können. Der Vorteil der faktorbasierten Vorzeichenrestriktion liegt in der Möglichkeit sehr viele theoretische fundierte Restriktionen zu setzen um so exakter zu identifizieren. Im dritten Kapitel untersuchen wir die Rolle der Geldpolitik während der Weltwirtschaftskrise in den USA. Die besondere Rolle der Geldpolitik gilt seit Friedman and Schwartz [1963] als gängige Meinung. In diesem Papier versuchen wir die entscheidenden Dynamiken der Zwischenkriegszeit mit dem BFAVAR Modell abzubilden und die Effekte geldpolitischer Schocks zu analysieren. Weiterhin schauen wir uns die Effekte der systematischen Komponente der Geldpolitik an. Wir finden heraus, dass der Anteil der Geldpolitik insgesamt zwar präsent allerdings recht gemäßigt vorhanden. Im vierten Kapitel werden die makroökonomischen Dynamiken innerhalb des Euroraumes untersucht. Hierbei schlage ich einen neuen Ansatz vor um die vielen relevanten Interrelationen effizient und sparsam zu vereinbaren. Ein faktorbasiertes DSGE Modell wird gemeinsam mit einem dynamischen Faktormodell geschätzt. Hierbei wird explizit ökonomische Theorie zur Datenanalyse verwendet. Zur Identifikation makroökonomischer Schocks verwende ich sowohl Vorzeichenrestriktionen wie auch die DSGE Rotation. / This thesis consists of four self-contained chapters. The first chapter provides an introduction with a literature overview. In Chapter 2 we estimate the effects of monetary policy shocks in a Bayesian Factor- Augmented vector autoregression (BFAVAR). We propose to employ as an identification strategy sign restrictions on the impulse response function of pertinent variables according to conventional wisdom. The key strength of our factor based approach is that sign restrictions can be imposed on many variables in order to pin down the impact of monetary policy shocks. Thus an exact identification of shocks can be approximated and monitored. In chapter 3 the role of monetary policy during the interwar Great Depression is analyzed. The prominent role of monetary policy in the U.S. interwar depression has been conventional wisdom since Friedman and Schwartz [1963]. This paper attempts to capture the pertinent dynamics through a BFAVAR methodology of the previous chapter. We find the effects of monetary policy shocks and the systematic component to have been moderate. Our results caution against a predominantly monetary interpretation of the Great Depression. This final chapter 4 analyzes macroeconomic dynamics within the Euro area. To tackle the questions at hand I propose a novel approach to jointly estimate a factor-based DSGE model and a structural dynamic factor model that simultaneously captures the rich interrelations in a parsimonious way and explicitly involves economic theory in the estimation procedure. To identify shocks I employ both sign restrictions derived from the estimated DSGE model and the implied restrictions from the DSGE model rotation. I find a high degree of comovement across the member countries, homogeneity in the monetary transmission mechanism and heterogeneity in transmission of technology shocks. The suggested approach results in a factor generalization of the DSGE-VAR methodology of Del Negro and Schorfheide [2004].

Este trabalho tem como objetivos analisar as semelhanças das respostas dos países da Zona do Euro aos choques na política monetária e no câmbio (identificados através de restrições de sinais nas funções impulso-resposta) e investigar a simetria das flutuações na taxa de crescimento do nível de atividade na região através da análise da importância relativa da resposta do crescimento do PIB destes países aos choques comum e específico identificados pelo modelo FAVAR utilizado, que foi estimado através de um método Bayesiano desenvolvido para incorporar prioris de Litterman (1986). A importância do choque comum (relativamente ao específico) nos diversos países, fornece uma medida do grau de integração dos diversos membros da Zona do Euro. O trabalho contribui para a análise do grau de integração dos países da Zona do Euro ao utilizar uma metodologia que permite o uso de um amplo conjunto de variáveis e ao identificar o grau de simetria das flutuações na taxa de crescimento do nível de atividade dos membros da região através da identificação dos choques comuns e específicos. Foram utilizados dados trimestrais de 1999.I a 2013.I para os 17 países da região. Os resultados encontrados apontam para a existência de uma maior integração entre as grandes economias da Zona do Euro ( com exceção da França) e uma integração menor para as menores economias (com exceção da Finlândia). / This dissertation aims at analyzing the similarities of the responses of countries in the Eurozone to shocks in the monetary policy and exchange rate policy (identified through restrictions on the signs in the impulse-response functions) and to investigate the symmetry of fluctuations in the rate of growth of the level of activity in the region by analyzing the relative importance of the response of GDP growth in these countries to common and specific shocks identified by the FAVAR model used in the paper, which was estimated using a Bayesian method developed to incorporate priors of Litterman (1986). The importance of the common shocks (in the particular) in many countries provides a measure of the degree of integration of several members of the Eurozone. The dissertation contributes to the analysis of the degree of integration of the countries of the Eurozone by using a methodology that allows the use of a big set of variables and to identify the degree of symmetry of the fluctuations in the growth rate of the activity level of members region through the identification of common and specific shocks. Using quarterly data from 1999.I to 2013.I for 17 countries in the region, the results show the existence of greater integration among the major economies of the Eurozone (except France) and lesser integration among the small economies (with the exception of Finland).

Exports are one of the key aggregates in the Argentina’s economy, both because to its links with thedomestic demand and by its influence on the behaviour of the trade balance and current account.Have adequate forecasts for this variable is useful to design policies to keep surpluses in the externalsector and prevent recurring crises seen in the past. In this work, we considered some modelsfor forecasting the performance of this aggregate, which could be an alternative to the estimationof structural econometric models. For this purpose, we used two approaches: the first is based instandard and Bayesian VARs (Minnesota prior, Gibbs sampler, partial BVAR and BVAR-Kalman). Thelatter combines the evidence in the data with any prior information that may also be available. Thesecond approach considers the FAVAR (Factor-augmented VAR) models, which combines the standardVAR with factor analysis. Finally, we evaluated the forecasting ability of different models. / Las exportaciones representan uno de los agregados más importantes de la economía argentina,tanto por su vinculación con la demanda doméstica como por su influencia en el comportamientode la balanza comercial y de la cuenta corriente. Disponer de adecuados pronósticos deesta variable resulta útil a fin de diseñar políticas que permitan mantener superávit en el sectorexterno y evitar las recurrentes crisis observadas en el pasado. En este trabajo, se consideran algunosmodelos destinados a la realización de pronósticos de dicho agregado, los cuales podrían seruna alternativa a la estimación de sistemas econométricos estructurales. A tal efecto, se utilizandos propuestas: la primera se basa en modelos de VAR sin restricciones y Bayesianos (‘Minnesota’prior, ‘Gibbs sampler’, parcial BVAR y BVAR-Kalman). Estos últimos consideran supuestos a priori(‘prior’) e información histórica de las series de tiempo empleadas. La segunda propuesta descansaen modelos FAVAR (Factor-aumentado VAR), que combinan los VAR con el análisis de factores.Finalmente, se evalúa la capacidad de pronóstico de los distintos modelos.

Este trabalho tem como objetivos analisar as semelhanças das respostas dos países da Zona do Euro aos choques na política monetária e no câmbio (identificados através de restrições de sinais nas funções impulso-resposta) e investigar a simetria das flutuações na taxa de crescimento do nível de atividade na região através da análise da importância relativa da resposta do crescimento do PIB destes países aos choques comum e específico identificados pelo modelo FAVAR utilizado, que foi estimado através de um método Bayesiano desenvolvido para incorporar prioris de Litterman (1986). A importância do choque comum (relativamente ao específico) nos diversos países, fornece uma medida do grau de integração dos diversos membros da Zona do Euro. O trabalho contribui para a análise do grau de integração dos países da Zona do Euro ao utilizar uma metodologia que permite o uso de um amplo conjunto de variáveis e ao identificar o grau de simetria das flutuações na taxa de crescimento do nível de atividade dos membros da região através da identificação dos choques comuns e específicos. Foram utilizados dados trimestrais de 1999.I a 2013.I para os 17 países da região. Os resultados encontrados apontam para a existência de uma maior integração entre as grandes economias da Zona do Euro ( com exceção da França) e uma integração menor para as menores economias (com exceção da Finlândia). / This dissertation aims at analyzing the similarities of the responses of countries in the Eurozone to shocks in the monetary policy and exchange rate policy (identified through restrictions on the signs in the impulse-response functions) and to investigate the symmetry of fluctuations in the rate of growth of the level of activity in the region by analyzing the relative importance of the response of GDP growth in these countries to common and specific shocks identified by the FAVAR model used in the paper, which was estimated using a Bayesian method developed to incorporate priors of Litterman (1986). The importance of the common shocks (in the particular) in many countries provides a measure of the degree of integration of several members of the Eurozone. The dissertation contributes to the analysis of the degree of integration of the countries of the Eurozone by using a methodology that allows the use of a big set of variables and to identify the degree of symmetry of the fluctuations in the growth rate of the activity level of members region through the identification of common and specific shocks. Using quarterly data from 1999.I to 2013.I for 17 countries in the region, the results show the existence of greater integration among the major economies of the Eurozone (except France) and lesser integration among the small economies (with the exception of Finland).

Au cours de ces dernières années, les banques centrales principales ont adopté de nouvelles politiques monétaires considérées comme étant des politiques non conventionnelles. Ces politiques ont pour objectif de relancer la croissance économique et de maîtriser l’inflation par l’intermédiaire du marché obligataire. Dans ce travail de recherche, nous étudions l’impact de ces nouvelles pratiques monétaires sur les marchés financiers. Plus précisément, nous essayons d’explorer l’évolution du marché boursier face à la mise en œuvre de l’assouplissement quantitatif et de détecter les canaux de transmission de cette stratégie aux cours boursiers. / During the last few years, major central banks have adopted new monetary policies that were considered unconventional policies. These new measures aim to boost economic growth and control inflation through the bond market. In this research the main objective is to study the impact of these new monetary practices on the financial markets. More specifically, this dissertation tries to explore the stock market's evolution in the face of the implementation of quantitative easing and to detect the transmission channels of this strategy to stock prices.