Current account dynamics and the housing cycle in Spain

We investigate the negative correlation between housing markets and the current account in a monetary union, using the Spanish economy as an illustrative example. By employing robust sign restrictions, which we derive from a DSGE model for a currency union, we analyze the effects of Spanish pull and...

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Hauptverfasser: Maas, Daniel Peter (VerfasserIn) , Mayer, Eric (VerfasserIn) , Rüth, Sebastian (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 30 May 2018
In: Journal of international money and finance
Year: 2018, Jahrgang: 87, Pages: 22-43
ISSN:0261-5606
DOI:10.1016/j.jimonfin.2018.05.007
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2018.05.007
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261560618303267
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Verfasserangaben:Daniel Maas, Eric Mayer, Sebastian K. Rüth
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Zusammenfassung:We investigate the negative correlation between housing markets and the current account in a monetary union, using the Spanish economy as an illustrative example. By employing robust sign restrictions, which we derive from a DSGE model for a currency union, we analyze the effects of Spanish pull and Eurozone push factors in a mixed-frequency VAR framework. Savings glut, risk premium, and housing bubble shocks are capable of generating the negative co-movement of housing markets and the current account in the data. In contrast—and counterfactual to the housing boom—financial easing shocks in Spain predict a decline in both residential investment and house prices.
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ISSN:0261-5606
DOI:10.1016/j.jimonfin.2018.05.007