Can Credit Related Macroprudential Instruments Be Effective in Reducing the Correlation Between Economic and Credit Growth? Cross-Country Evidence

TitleCan Credit Related Macroprudential Instruments Be Effective in Reducing the Correlation Between Economic and Credit Growth? Cross-Country Evidence
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
Date Published24052023
JournalJournal of Central Banking Theory and Practice
Volume12
Issue2
Pagination165 - 183
Publication LanguageEnglish
AuthorsGanić, M
PublisherSciendo
ISSN Number2336-9205
Other NumbersDOI: 10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0018
KeywordsCredit related macroprudential instruments; credit growth; European emerging countries; GMM estimators.
Abstract

The study investigates effectiveness of selected credit related macro prudential instruments in reducing the correlation be-tween economic and credit growth in European emerging countries between 2000 and 2017. Two GMM (Generalized Method of Moments) estimators are used to empirically investigate the validity of tightening policy actions. Although greater attention to MMPs is found in both European regions the study finds some differences as well. On the level of full sample, the findings confirm our expectation about effectiveness of the selected credit related macro-prudential instruments in reducing credit growth. More specifically, the European transition countries proved to be more successful in using macro-prudential tools in curbing credit growth than European post-transition countries. It is confirmed that all three employed credit related macro-prudential instruments play a key role in curbing credit growth in the expansive stage of business cycle in the European transition countries. It means that a lower economic growth leads to lower effects of credit related macro-prudential instruments on credit growth. However, empirical evidence from European post-transition countries shows mixed results followed by the lack of robustness of economic results, but with expected theoretical sign. In fact, introduction of CG limits and FC limits reduce the correlation between GDP growth and credit growth only in one step S-GMM estimator, while a variable of caps on debt-to-income ratio (DTI) not.

DOI10.2478/jcbtp-2023-0018
Short TitleMacroprudential Instruments in Reducing the Correlation Between Economic and Credit Growth?
Refereed DesignationRefereed