Monetary policy tightening in euro area leads to larger economic impact.
The study looked at how bank lending in the euro area responds to changes in monetary policy. They used a special model to analyze data from 1985 to 2005, focusing on factors like loans, GDP, interest rates, and prices. The model showed that when monetary policy gets tighter, it has a bigger impact on credit, GDP, and prices compared to when it gets looser. This suggests that there is a one-sided effect on the economy when monetary policy changes in the euro area.