Quantitative easing, uncertainty, and risk aversion

IF 3.6 2区经济学 Q1 BUSINESS, FINANCE

Journal of Banking & Finance Pub Date : 2025-05-07 DOI:10.1016/j.jbankfin.2025.107475

Leonidas S. Rompolis

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Abstract

This study examines the impact of European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy surprises on economic uncertainty and investor risk aversion. We identify four factors using a high-frequency event-study approach. These factors measure surprises regarding the current setting of policy rates (Target), the bank’s future policy path (Forward Guidance), and quantitative easing (QE). The fourth factor reflects unexpected news about future macroeconomic conditions. Our main finding is that quantitative tightening surprises, proxied by positive QE surprises, increase economic uncertainty and investor risk aversion. Additionally, we document the significant response of key macroeconomic variables to these surprises.

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量化宽松、不确定性和风险规避

本研究探讨欧洲央行货币政策意外对经济不确定性和投资者风险厌恶的影响。我们使用高频事件研究方法确定了四个因素。这些因素衡量的是当前政策利率设定（目标）、央行未来政策路径（前瞻指引）和量化宽松（QE）的意外程度。第四个因素反映了有关未来宏观经济状况的意外消息。我们的主要发现是，以积极的量化宽松意外为代表的量化紧缩意外增加了经济不确定性和投资者的风险厌恶情绪。此外，我们还记录了关键宏观经济变量对这些意外的显著反应。

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Journal of Banking & Finance Multiple-

CiteScore

6.40

自引率

5.40%

发文量

262

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