Monetary policy transmission and policy coordination in China*

We study the transmission of conventional monetary policy in China, focusing on the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy given the unique institutional set-up for macroeconomic policy making. Our results suggest some progress but also continued difficulties in the transmission of monetary policy. Similar to recent studies, we find evidence of monetary policy passthrough to interest rates. However, the impact of monetary policy measures that are not coordinated with fiscal policy is significantly weaker than that of coordinated measures. This suggests the need for further improvements to the interest-rate based framework.

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This study examines the transmission of conventional monetary policy in China, and finds some progress but also persistent difficulties. The impact of coordinated monetary and fiscal policy measures is stronger than that of uncoordinated measures, highlighting the need for further improvements to the interest-rate based framework.