Abstract
The aim of this study is to analyze the relevance of the cost channel of monetary policy in Brazil, the possibility of a limited interest rate pass-through, and the relation among directed credit and monetary policy. For that, we use a New-Keynesian DSGE model in which: the costs of firms are directly influenced by the level of the banks' loan rate; part of banks are not able to adjust their loan rates each period; part of banks concede directed credit. We apply the minimum distance approach (Matching) as the estimation method. The results indicate that: the cost channel plays a decisive role in the monetary policy transmission, explaining the monetary policy price-puzzle; there is no evidence of incomplete interest rate pass-through; the directed credit reduces the monetary policy capacity to modify credit conditions.
Keywords
Monetary Policy; Cost Channel; Interest Rate Pass-Through; Directed Credit
