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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973990003321

Autore

N'Diaye Papa

Titolo

Macroeconomic Implications for Hong Kong SAR of Accommodative U.S. Monetary Policy / / Papa N'Diaye

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

9786612844508

9781462331543

1462331548

9781452733913

1452733910

9781451874020

1451874022

9781282844506

1282844504

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (30 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Disciplina

327.111

Soggetti

Monetary policy - United States

Economics - China - Hong Kong

Asset prices

Credit

Deflation

Fiscal Policy

Fiscal policy

Income economics

Inflation

Labor Demand

Labor

Labour

Macroeconomics

Monetary economics

Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit: General

Money and Monetary Policy

Price Level

Prices

Public Finance

Self-employed

Self-employment



Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Implications for Hong Kong SAR of U.S. Monetary Policy; A. The Fed's Unconventional Monetary Policy Actions; B. Impact on Hong Kong SAR; III. A Simulation of Hong Kong SAR Asset and Goods Markets When Confronted by an Accommodative U.S. Monetary Stance; A. Model Overview; B. Model Simulations; IV. Conclusions; References; Footnotes

Sommario/riassunto

This paper discusses the potential macroeconomic implications for Hong Kong SAR of accommodative monetary policy in the United States. It shows, through model simulations, that a resumption of the credit channel in Hong Kong SAR has the potential to create inflation in both goods and asset markets. Expansionary financial conditions will likely have a greater impact in fueling asset price inflation, manifested in the model through a strong increase in equity prices. Higher asset prices could, in turn, through a financial accelerator mechanism, lead to further credit expansion and an upward cycle of asset prices and credit. This cycle, if unchecked, can potentially feed into volatility in consumption, output and employment and complicate macroeconomic management. The simulation results suggest there is a role for countercyclical prudential regulations to mitigate the amplitude of the cycle and lessen the financial and macroeconomic volatility associated with an unwinding of the credit-asset price cycle.