scholarly journals Is the relationship between monetary policy and house prices asymmetric across bull and bear markets in South Africa? Evidence from a Markov-switching vector autoregressive model

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 161-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beatrice D. Simo-Kengne ◽  
Mehmet Balcilar ◽  
Rangan Gupta ◽  
Monique Reid ◽  
Goodness C. Aye
2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rangan Gupta ◽  
Marius Jurgilas ◽  
Alain Kabundi ◽  
Stephen M. Miller

Our paper considers the channel whereby monetary policy, a federal funds rate shock, affects the dynamics of the US housing sector. The analysis uses impulse response functions obtained from a large-scale Bayesian vector autoregressive model that incorporates 143 monthly macroeconomic variables over the period of 1986:01 to 2003:12, including 21 variables relating to the housing sector at the national and four Census regions. We find at the national level that housing starts, housing permits, and housing sales fall in response to the tightening of monetary policy. Housing sales react more quickly and sharply than starts and permits and exhibit more duration. Housing prices show the weakest response to the monetary policy shock. At the regional level, we conclude that the housing sector in the south drives the national findings in the sense that the response patterns in the South most closely match the response patterns in the nation as a whole. The West's responses differs the most from the other regions, especially for the impulse responses of housing starts and permits. Santrauka Straipsnyje nagrinėjama, kokiais kanalais pinigų politika (sukrėtimai dėl federalinių fondų palūkanų normos) veikia JAV būsto sektoriaus dinamiką. Analizei naudojamos reakcijos į impulsus funkcijos, gautos iš plataus masto Bajeso vektorinio autoregresinio modelio, kuris apima laikotarpį nuo 1986 m. sausio mėn. iki 2003 m. gruodžio mėn. ir 143 mėnesinius makroekonominius kintamuosius, įskaitant 21 su būsto sektoriumi susijusį kintamąjį nacionaliniu mastu pagal keturis statistinius regionus (angl. Census regions). Nustatyta, kad, nacionaliniu lygmeniu griežtėjat pinigų politikai, statoma mažiau naujų būstų, išduodama mažiau leidimų gyvenamajai statybai ir parduodama mažiau būstų. Prekybos būstais sektorius reaguoja sparčiau ir aštriau nei naujų statybų ir leidimų sektorius, o reakcija trunka ilgiau. Nustatyta, kad būstų kainos į pinigų politikos sukrėtimus reaguoja menkiausiai. Daroma išvada, kad regioniniu lygmeniu Pietų regiono būstų sektorius labiausiai prisideda prie nacionalinių išvadų tuo požiūriu, jog reakcijos pobūdis Pietuose panašiausias į bendrą nacionalinį reakcijos pobūdį. Vakarų reakcija nuo kitų regionų skiriasi labiausiai, ypač kalbant apie reakcijas į impulsus, susijusias su statomais būstais ir statybų leidimais.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-135
Author(s):  
Monal Abdel-Baki

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the effectiveness of monetary policy in boosting the housing sectors in each of Egypt and South Africa, and to detect the ability of the monetary agents of both nations to tame house prices. Design/methodology/approach – An eight-variate two-stage structural vector autoregressive model compares the efficacy of monetary policy during the period from 1975 to 2010 in alleviating housing shortages in both nations. Findings – The impact of monetary policy on the housing sector is not found to be uniformly effective. In economies with more developed mortgage markets, like South Africa, monetary agents can affect credit availability, provided that they react promptly to supply and demand shocks. In countries depending on off-plan sales, such as Egypt, monetary policy has a substantial impact on housing starts. Originality/value – This paper adds to the economic development literature since it elucidates how monetary policy could be employed as an unconventional tool to alleviate housing shortages in developing nations.


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