Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Ryan Niladri Banerjee
Author-Name: Denis Gorea
Author-Name: Deniz Igan
Author-Name: Gabor Pinter
Title: Monetary policy and housing markets: insights using a novel measure of housing supply elasticity
Abstract: This special feature explores how the responsiveness of new housing supply to house prices (the supply elasticity) affects the transmission of monetary policy. We document a long-term decline in the supply elasticity of new housing and find that a less elastic supply amplifies the impact of monetary policy on house prices compared with rents. This disparity could raise questions about the measurement of housing costs in inflation measures targeted by central banks, as typically rents, rather than house prices, directly enter consumer price indices. Our findings highlight the importance of considering changing housing supply conditions in monetary policy formulation.
Journal: BIS Quarterly Review
File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2412c.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-URL: http://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2412c.htm
File-Format: text/html
Year: 2024
Month: December
Classification-JEL: E52, R31
Handle: RePEc:bis:bisqtr:2412c