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How changes in the share of constrained households affect the effectiveness of monetary policy

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  • Felipe Alves
  • Sushant Acharya

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We measure how the change in the share of constrained households in Canada following the COVID-19 recession has impacted the effectiveness of monetary policy.

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  • Felipe Alves & Sushant Acharya, 2024. "How changes in the share of constrained households affect the effectiveness of monetary policy," Staff Analytical Notes 2024-3, Bank of Canada.
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    Keywords

    Coronavirus disease (COVID-19); Monetary policy transmission;

    JEL classification:

    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General

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