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Measuring the natural rate of interest of China: A time varying perspective

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I propose the 5-year forecast of ex ante real interest rate in the time varying parameter vector autoregression model with stochastic volatility as a measure of the natural rate of interest of China. The natural rate of China varied around 1.6% before 2010 when the 4 trillion RMB stimulus ended, and then exhibited an obvious descending trend from around 1.8% to recent 0.4%. This is similar to the descending trend found in the studies of advanced economies.

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  • Wang, Bin, 2019. "Measuring the natural rate of interest of China: A time varying perspective," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 176(C), pages 117-120.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:176:y:2019:i:c:p:117-120
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.01.011
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    Keywords

    Natural rate of interest; TVP-VAR-SV; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
    • C32 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes; State Space Models
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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