This article investigates the effectiveness of monetary policy during a credit crunch by estimating a vector autoregression on the US economy. We present evidence that interest rate cuts have a diminished impact on growth, due to impairment in the relationship between monetary policy and the supply of intermediated credit. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Bank Japan, Financial Syst & Bank Examinat Dept, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 1038660, JapanBank Japan, Financial Syst & Bank Examinat Dept, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 1038660, Japan