Measuring regional effects of monetary policy in Canada

• Main Author: George Georgopoulos
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036840701604362

This article measures monetary policy shocks and examines whether the effects of such shocks have differential regional effects in Canada. We identify three possible sources of regional effects: differences in the importance of interest-sensitive industries, differences in the contribution of export...