Adam Smith Business School

Dr Tatevik Sekhposyan, Texas A&M University

"Networking the Yield Curve Surprises: Implications for Monetary Policy"
Friday, 08 December 2023.16:15 GMT
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Abstract

We introduce a flexible, time-varying network model to trace the propagation of interest rate surprises across different maturities. First, we develop a novel econometric framework that allows for unknown, potentially asymmetric contemporaneous spillovers across panel units, and establish the finite sample properties of the model via simulations. Second, we employ this innovative framework to jointly model the dynamics of interest rate surprises and to assess how various monetary policy actions, for example, short-term, long-term interest rate targeting and forward guidance, propagate across the yield curve. We find that the network of interest rate surprises is indeed asymmetric, and defined by spillovers between adjacent maturities. Spillover intensity is high, on average, but shows strong time variation. Forward guidance is an important driver of the spillover intensity. Pass-through from short-term interest rate surprises to longer maturities is muted, yet there are stronger spillovers associated with surprises at medium- and long-term maturities. We illustrate how our proposed framework helps our understanding of the ways various dimensions of monetary policy propagate through the yield curve and interact with each other.

Bio

Tatevik Sekhposyan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University, specializing in applied macroeconomics, time series econometrics, and forecasting. Her current research focuses on the identification of monetary policy shocks, monetary policy communication, uncertainty, and their macroeconomic implications. She also works on model selection and evaluation tools in the context of time variation and is particularly interested in predictive density evaluations.
She is the President of the Society for Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, a Board Member of the Armenian Economic Association, a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and serves on the editorial boards of multiple field journals.

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First published: 30 November 2023