Semiparametric Estimates of Monetary Policy Effects: String Theory Revisited

We develop flexible semiparametric time series methods for the estimation of the causal effect of monetary policy on macroeconomic aggregates. Our estimator captures the average causal response to discrete policy interventions in a macrodynamic setting, without the need for assumptions about the pro...

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Main Authors: Jordà, Òscar (Author), Kuersteiner, Guido M. (Author), Angrist, Joshua (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Informa UK Limited, 2018-02-15T19:19:21Z.
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