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Fiscal-monetary-financial stability interactions in a data-rich environment

Hodula, Martin

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In this paper, we shed some light on the mutual interplay of economic policy and the financial stability objective. We contribute to the intense discussion regarding the influence of fiscal and monetary policy measures on the real economy and the financial sector. We apply a factor-augmented vector autoregression model to Czech macroeconomic data and model the policy interactions in a data-rich environment. Our findings can be summarized in three main points: First, loose economic policies (especially monetary policy) may translate into a more stable financial sector, albeit only in the short term. In the medium term, an expansion-focused mix of monetary and fiscal policy may contribute to systemic risk accumulation, by substantially increasing credit dynamics and house prices. Second, we find that fiscal and monetary policy impact the financial sector in differential magnitudes and time horizons. And third, we confirm that systemic risk materialization might cause significant output losses and deterioration of public finances, trigger deflationary pressures, and increase the debt service ratio. Overall, our findings provide some empirical support for countercyclical fiscal and monetary policies.

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Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es – Ná odohospodářský obzo Vol. 18, Issue 3, 2018, pp. 195–223, DOI: 10.2478/ e ecp-2018-0012 © 2018 by he au ho s; licensee Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es / Ná odohospodářský obzo , Masa yk Uni e si y, Facul y o Economics and Adminis a ion, B no, Czech Republic. This a icle is an open access a icle dis ibu ed unde he e ms and condi ions o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion 3.0 license, A ibu ion – Non Comme cial – No De i a i es. Fiscal-Mone a y-Financial S abili y In e ac ions in a Da a-Rich En i onmen Ma in Hodula, 1 Lukáš P ei e 2 Abs ac : In his pape , we shed some ligh on he mu ual in e play o economic policy and he inancial s abili y objec i e. We con ibu e o he in ense discussion ega ding he in luence o iscal and mone a y policy measu es on he eal economy and he inan- cial sec o . We apply a ac o -augmen ed ec o au o eg ession model o Czech mac oe- conomic da a and model he policy in e ac ions in a da a- ich en i onmen . Ou indings can be summa ized in h ee main poin s: Fi s , loose economic policies (especially mone a y policy) may ansla e in o a mo e s able inancial sec o , albei only in he sho e m. In he medium e m, an expansion- ocused mix o mone a y and iscal poli- cy may con ibu e o sys emic isk accumula ion, by subs an ially inc easing c edi dynamics and house p ices. Second, we ind ha iscal and mone a y policy impac he inancial sec o in di e en ial magni udes and ime ho izons. And hi d, we con i m ha sys emic isk ma e ializa ion migh cause signi ican ou pu losses and de e io a ion o public inances, igge de la iona y p essu es, and inc ease he deb se ice a io. O e - all, ou indings p o ide some empi ical suppo o coun e cyclical iscal and mone a y policies. Key wo ds: inancial s abili y, iscal policy, mac op uden ial policy, mone a y policy, in e ac ions, policy mix JEL Classi ica ion: E44, E61, G28 Recei ed: 20 Ma ch 2018 / Accep ed: 24 May 2018 / Sen o Publica ion: 3 Sep embe 2018 In oduc ion Success ul implemen a ion o mac op uden ial policies equi es, among o he hings, a good unde s anding o he in e play be ween economic policies, hei espec i e a ge s, and inancial sec o de elopmen . In his con ex , he e is an in ense policy deba e o- cused on de e mining he ex en o which iscal and mone a y policy measu es may in luence he unc ioning o he inancial sec o (i.e. he inancial cycle). This deba e has gene a ed in e es in analysing he quan i a i e impo ance o policy ansmission chan- nels o he inancial sec o , hei mu ual coo dina ion, and he implemen a ion o mac o- p uden ial policy ools in smoo hing he inancial cycle. 1 VŠB-Technical Uni e si y o Os a a, Economic Facul y, Depa men o Economics, 15/2172 17. Lis opadu S ., 708 33 Os a a, Czech Republic, e-mail: [email p o ec ed] 2 Uni e si y o Economics in P ague, Depa men o Mone a y Theo y and Policy, 1938/4 W. Chu chill Sq., 130 67 P ague 3, Czech Republic, e-mail: [email p o ec ed]z Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 196 In his pape , we con ibu e o ha deba e by p esen ing comp ehensi e ime-se ies e idence on he iscal-mone a y-mac op uden ial policy in e ac ions in a da a- ich en i- onmen . We di e om he apidly expanding body o li e a u e on mone a y/ iscal policy and mac op uden ial policy in e ac ions mainly in ha we conside bo h policy shocks simul aneously and iden i y a speci ic policy mix ha migh inc ease sys emic isk in he inancial sec o . Fu he , we also conside he kick-back e ec o inancial ins abili y and analyze i s p opaga ion in he eal economy. In he p ocess, we aim o answe he ollowing ques ions: Fi s , does loose economic policy bene i inancial s abili y? Second, do iscal and mone a y policy shocks impac he inancial sec o di - e en ly? And hi d, how do inancial imbalances in luence eal economic ac i i y? The analysis is conduc ed o he Czech Republic, a small open economy ha wen h ough a ans o ma ion p ocess om a cen ally-planned o a ma ke -based economy in he 1990s. The selec ion o he coun y is pu ely p agma ic; he Czech Republic has a bank- based inancial sec o domina ed by o eign capi al and anks among he mos open economies in Eu ope. A e he Lehman c ash, many o he p e-c isis claims, such as mone a y policy’s ‘be- nign neglec ’ app oach o asse p ice de elopmen o a s ic di ision o labou be ween di e en policy le e s, began o be ques ioned. E en he New Keynesian models, which implied ha ce e is pa ibus p ice s abili y would be a su icien condi ion o ou pu o emain close o i s na u al le el, we e subjec o c i icism. S udies gene ally conclude ( ega ding he p e-c isis de elopmen ) ha he low-in e es - a e en i onmen in he p e- c isis pe iod led o he o ma ion o inancial imbalances while associa ed iscal s imuli du ing c edi booms only deepened sys emic isk (see Taylo , 2009; Obs eld and Rogo , 2009, o policy discussion, o Ad ian and Liang, 2016, o empi ical analysis). The subsequen inancial c isis hen led o de la iona y p essu es and an unp eceden ed (apa om wa ime) inc ease in public deb le els in de eloped coun ies. 3 The in- c ease in so e eign de aul isk u he lowe ed us in deposi insu ance sys ems and, in gene al, educed he abili y o iscal policy o suppo economic g ow h. The e o e, i is only logical o ques ion he ole o economic policy in de e mining economic g ow h and main aining inancial s abili y. A e he c isis, a new se o ools was in oduced o educe he p ocyclical cha ac e o economic policy. I s manda e is o p e en he accumula ion o sys emic isk and he o ma ion o inancial c ises using p uden ially- uned measu es o mac op uden ial policy. In he p esen day, i is becoming ob ious ha iscal, mone a y, and mac op u- den ial policy a ec each o he and a s a egic con lic may a ise in ce ain si ua ions. The e o e, Bo io (2017) claims ha coun e -cyclical economic policy se ings a e now c ucial, as global deb le els a e a a his o ical high poin and oom o policy manoeu- ing is ema kably na ow. In his con ex , achie ing some o m o coo dina ion be- ween economic policy and inancial s abili y objec i es seems o be a undamen al ask. In ac , keeping he inancial sec o s able should be in he bes in e es s o bo h mone- a y and iscal policy, gi en he excessi e cos s o inancial ins abili y. The emainde o he pape is o ganized as ollows: Sec ion 2 se es as a e iew o he li e a u e published on he opic so a . Sec ion 3 ou lines he heo e ical unde pinnings 3 Bank o In e na ional Se lemen s (2016) s a es ha he public deb - o-GDP a io inc eased in de eloped economies by mo e han 50 pe cen . Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 197 o he empi ical amewo k applied and desc ibes he da a employed. Sec ion 4 discuss- es empi ical esul s, and Sec ion 5 concludes and desc ibes some o he ou s anding challenges. Li e a u e e iew Mone a y policy and inancial s abili y A ie ce deba e on he in e ac ion be ween economic policy and inancial s abili y e up ed a e he mos ecen inancial and economic c isis in 2007-2008 and o his poin , a numbe o bo h heo e ical and empi ical s udies we e published. A en ion was p ima ily gi en o he in e play o mone a y policy and asse p ices – a ela ionship ha u ned ou o be c ucial p io o he c isis. Ku ne (2013) p o ides an o e iew o he empi ical indings bo h p io o and a e he c isis. Cu en gene ally-accep ed heo y holds ha one may expec asse p ices o dec ease ollowing a con ac iona y mone a y policy shock h ough he unc ioning o an asse -p ice channel. Howe e , Galí and Gambe i (2015), using a ime- a ying amewo k, ind p o ac ed pe iods du ing which s ock p ices inc ease a e a mone a y igh ening. On he o he hand, Paul (2018) inds ha s ock p ices always dec ease ollowing con ac iona y mone a y policy shocks, while Aas ei e al. (2017) ind ha Fed episodically ook eal s ock p ice g ow h in o accoun . S ill, s ock p ice de elopmen s do no ha e a signi ican impac on mone a y policy decision-making due o hei highe ola ili y. In his a ea, housing p ices a e equen ly discussed, as hey a e conside ed an ea ly-wa ning indica o (G amlich e al., 2010, Babecky e al., 2013; Laina e al., 2015), and ended o inc ease sha ply be o e he c isis. The e o e, many au ho s ha e a gued o he inclusion o esiden ial eal es a e p ices in he consume p ice index and he mone a y policy decision-making p ocess (e.g Goodha 2001; Aydin and Volkan, 2011; Hampl and Ha anek, 2017). They a gue ha his could lead o smoo he business cycle luc ua ions compa ed o con en ional in la ion a ge ing. In his con ex , he e has been a enewed “lean o clean” deba e aimed a e i ying whe he he cen al bank should inco po a e asse p ice de elopmen in o i s decision- making p ocess, e en when he cu en in la iona y a ge is no a isk. Up un il he c isis, mone a y policy p ac i ione s only esponded o asse p ices i and when associ- a ed isks ac ually ma e ialized and we e ansmi ed in o he eal economy (“clean up a e wa ds” s a egy). E en oday, his app oach has i s ad oca es. S ensson (2016) p o ides a comp ehensi e discussion and e iew o exis ing empi ical s udies and con- cludes ha “leaning agains he wind” is s ill no ully jus i ied. Howe e , in ligh o ecen empi ical e idence showing ha loose mone a y policy in luences asse p ices, isk appe i e, and inancial s abili y in gene al, a g owing numbe o s udies a ou he leaning agains he wind s a egy (see Sme s, 2014, o a e iew). Those s udies claim ha mone a y policy should espond o inancial isk accumula ion o o es all hese isks’ ma e ializa ion and he associa ed nega i e impac on he eal economy (Fila do and Rungcha oenki kul, 2016). Following his in ense discussion, a consensus o so s eme ged in he o m o a mac o- p uden ial policy oolse o complemen exis ing capi al and liquidi y egula ions. In many coun ies, mac op uden ial policy ep esen s an au onomous b anch o economic policy wi h i s own objec i es ( inancial s abili y) and ools. This new pa adigm has Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 198 gi en ise o a new se o ques ions ega ding he ex en o which mone a y policy is able o in luence inancial sec o de elopmen , as well as he ela i e posi ions o mone- a y and mac op uden ial policy, and hei espec i e a ge s. In heo y, he impac o mone a y policy on inancial s abili y is ela ed o mone a y policy ansmission channels: he asse -p ice channel, he bank-lending channel, and he balance-shee channel. Theo y sugges s ha lowe in e es a es should s eng hen i- nancial s abili y. Loose mone a y policy is, unde gene al ci cums ances, ansmi ed o lowe lending a es ( he bank-lending channel). Thus, loans become cheape and mo e a ac i e, which hen inc eases he olume o asse s, he sha e o loans on o al asse s, and banks’ p o i abili y. This also imp o es he balance shee s o economic subjec s ( he balance-shee channel). Ho man and Pee sman (2017) also speak o a new channel o mone a y policy ha wo ks h ough he deb se ice a io, de ined as o al deb pay- men s o he income o he p i a e non- inancial sec o . Ho man and Pee sman (2017) and Juselius e al. (2017) a gue ha mone a y expansion leads o a dec ease in he deb se ice a io, wi h lowe in e es a es on he s ock o deb ou weighing a ise in he deb - o-income a io. D ehmann and Juselius (2012) and Lomba di e al (2017) u he s a e ha changes in he deb se ice a io can ha e agg ega e mac oeconomic e ec s and signi ican ly in luence inancial s abili y. Also, one mus no o ge ha keeping in e es a es low in he long e m may induce households and i ms o g adually inc ease le e age h ough he con en ional in e - empo al subs i u ion e ec ( o mo e de ailed discussion see ESRB, 2016, and IMF, 2015). E en comme cial banks a e in luenced by he low in e es a e en i onmen , as o main ain hei p o i abili y, hey need o change hei po olio s uc u e in a ou o iskie asse s. Bo io and Zhu (2012) desc ibe his as he isk- aking channel o mone a y policy. Recen empi ical s udies ha e al eady shed some ligh on i s unc ioning (An- geloni e al., 2014; Abba e and Thale , 2015; Gilbe e al., 2018, o name a ew). Bo io (2014a) claims ha accumula ion o inancial disequilib ium occu s mos o en du ing posi i e supply shocks, which push down p ices while enhancing op imis ic expec a- ions and in es men in o iskie asse s. Se e al s udies s ess he need o some o m o policy coo dina ion be ween mone a y and mac op uden ial policy. The need o such coo dina ion s ems om he obse a ion ha mone a y and mac op uden ial policy ools a e no independen , as hey a ec bo h he mone a y and c edi condi ions ia hei e ec on c edi g ow h (Malo ana and F ai , 2017). A he same ime, he bes economic ou comes can be expec ed i bo h policies a e used in a complemen a y manne and a e execu ed by a single ins i u ion (Libich, 2017). Gala i and Moessne (2013) p o ide an o e iew o esea ch on mone a y- mac op uden ial policy in e ac ions. Fiscal policy and inancial s abili y Du ing he ecen inancial c isis, ex ao dina y measu es we e aken, no only by cen- al banks bu by go e nmen s as well, o p e en a collapse o he inancial sec o . Suppo packages om go e nmen s eached unp eceden ed le els and, despi e he ac hey migh endange iscal de ici s (Agnello and Sousa, 2009) and long- e m deb sus- ainabili y (Halle and Lewis, 2008; Schuknech e al., 2009), hey a e being jus i ied by he idea ha iscal policy migh be used o help economic eco e y and, i execu ed p ope ly, o os e inancial s abili y. In his spi i , BIS (2016) claims ha iscal policy Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 199 should be, compa ed o he cu en s a e o a ai s, much mo e coun e cyclical. Fiscal policy should he e o e in imes o inancial boom gene a e a budge a y su plus and c ea e su icien iscal space o subsequen inancial cycle con ac ion. 4 Go e nmen s howe e o en use economic g ow h o inc ease manda o y expendi u es o go e nmen in es men s, which, despi e o e all posi i e economic de elopmen , lead o a nega i e p ima y balance. The e o e, iscal policy’s manoeu ing space may be subs an ially limi ed, especially due o ill-conside ed iscal policy s a egies du ing an economic boom. S ill, o his day he e is no uni ied iew on he linkages be ween iscal policy and asse p ices. This is due o he ac ha no all asse p ices eac alike o iscal policy shocks (Agnello and Sousa, 2013), and ha he iscal and inancial sec o a e inhe en ly in e linked, making i ha d o iden i y speci ic e ec s and hei di ec ion. To explain he in e linking in a mo e igo ous manne , le us conside he channels h ough which changes in so e eign isk may a ec banks. One such channel wo ks h ough he banks’ di ec holding o so e eign deb ( he asse holding channel). In gen- e al, a inancial boom o en suppo s so e eign c edi , which lowe s he isk o so e - eign de aul and imp o es banks’ po olios. Also, banks o en use so e eign secu i ies as colla e al o secu e wholesale unding om cen al banks, p i a e epo ma ke s, and issuance o co e ed bonds, and o back OTC de i a i e posi ions. So, when he p ice o so e eign bonds inc eases, he alue o he colla e al au oma ically inc eases as well ( he colla e al channel). A i (2016) shows ha du ing a c isis, banks become hea ily exposed o domes ic so e eign bonds, which may lead o a ise in bank unding cos s and he c owding ou o bank lending o he p i a e sec o . Dee and Hodula (2016) add ha in cases whe e go e nmen -owned banks di ec ly pa icipa e in la ge go e nmen al p ojec s, banking agili y may esul in he de e io a ion o s a e unds while also ais- ing he isk o so e eign de aul . Also, one mus no o ge ha so e eign a ings o en ep esen a ceiling o he a ing o domes ic inancial ins i u ions, and hus any upg ade in a coun y’s a ing also a ec s local banks ( he a ings channel). These channels, when wo king in he posi i e di ec ion du ing a inancial boom, may g ea ly imp o e banks’ balance shee s and he a ailabili y o addi ional capi al unding. Du ing a inancial cycle con ac ion, howe e , go e nmen deb usually g ows because o a dec ease in economic ac i i y and asse p ices. Acco ding o Bo io e al. (2015), economic ou pu is nega i ely in luenced o many yea s a e a c isis. 5 Du ing a inan- cial c isis, asse p ices signi ican ly dec ease and a ec consump ion and he eby indi- ec axes ia weal h e ec s. The g ow h o non-pe o ming loans and decline in asse p ices can also unde mine he heal h o p i a e inancial ins i u ions. In such cases, he go e nmen may be o ced o ecapi alize such ins i u ions om public unds (bail-ou cos s). 6 The e a e also likely o be second- ound e ec s on iscal a iables, pa icula ly 4 See e.g. BIS pape s: Bo io and Lowe (2002), D ehmann e al. (2012), Bo io (2014b). 5 They s a e ha du ing boom pe iods, ac o s o p oduc ion a e being mo ed o less p oduc i e and mo e p ocyclical sec o s (e.g. cons uc ion). This ine i ably deepens and p olongs he eco- nomic slowdown du ing inancial s ess and also weakens he sus ainabili y o public deb . 6 Fo he a e occasions when p oblems in he inancial sec o each his scope, a inancial c isis esolu ion mechanism was o med (acco ding o he Bank Reco e y and Resolu ion Di ec i e – BRRD). Thei aim is o p e en he need o bank ecapi aliza ion om public unds and he e o e o p e en a inancial c isis ha ing a one- ime nega i e impac on iscal sus ainabili y. Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 200 when signi ican inancial ins abili y eeds back in o he economy ( o a mo e de ailed desc ip ion o ansmission channels, see Eschenbach and Schuknech , 2004). Fiscal-mone a y- inancial s abili y in e ac ions O e all, he exis ing esea ch on iscal- and mone a y- inancial s abili y in e ac ions may be g ouped in o wo s ands. One s and analyzes he e ec s o mone a y and iscal policies on he eal economy and he inancial sec o sepa a ely, and abs ac s om he in e linkages be ween indi idual economic policy measu es. A e iew o such s udies, al hough by no means exhaus i e, was p esen ed in he p e ious sub-sec ions. The sec- ond, e e -expanding s and o li e a u e analyzes he beha iou o economic agen s in e ms o in e ac ion and exchange o in o ma ion. O e ime, i became c ucial o ac- coun o he ac ha bo h mone a y and iscal policy in luence one ano he and in e ac wi h hei b oad se o ins umen s. This in e ac ion and he (in)compa ibili y o hei measu es gi e ise o a ious impac s on he eal economy and inancial sec o . I is easonable o expec ha none o he ins i u ions in ol ed will comple ely igno e he beha iou o o he economic policy agen s. The heo e ical ounda ions o iscal and mone a y policy in e ac ions a e well es ablished in he li e a u e (Sa gen and Wallance, 1981; Leepe , 1991; Wood o d, 1996, among o he s). Empi ical a emp s o analyze policy in e ac ions may be ound e.g. in Musca elli e al.(2004), Moun o d and Uhlig (2009), Rossi and Zubai y (2011) and ecen ly in Bianchi and Ilu (2017) and O - phanides (2017). These s udies adop di e en app oaches o he analysis, bu he au- ho s gene ally ag ee ha mone a y and iscal policies do no con adic hemsel es in he e en o shocks o ou pu (supply o demand shocks) and can ac as subs i u es in he case o in la ion shocks o shocks a ec ing indi idual economic policy ins umen s. We con ibu e o his li e a u e by p o iding comp ehensi e ime se ies e idence on iscal- mone a y- inancial s abili y in e ac ions. We do so in a lexible amewo k using in o - ma ion om hund eds o mac oeconomic ime se ies, which signi ican ly lowe s he in o ma ion bias. We ely mainly on Czech mac oeconomic da a, bu ou modelling amewo k can be ex ended o o he economies. The heo e ical ounda ions o policy and inancial s abili y in e ac ions can be ound in Wood o d (2011) and Ca ls om e al. (2010). Ueda and Valencia (2014) build a model based on a loss unc ion wi h h ee elemen s: a ia ions o ou pu , in la ion, and p i a e sec o le e age. They de i e he ollowing, a he in ui i e equa ion:       1 ln ee yy             : , (1) which shows ha ex-pos le e age in he economy is gi en by su p ises in in la ion   e   , ou pu   e yy , and c edi g ow h  . C edi g ow h is in u n de e - mined by egula o y measu es and c edi shocks. The ela ionship desc ibed in (1) sug- ges s ha he inc ease o de ia ion om equilib ium o in la ion   e   and ou pu   e yy lowe s p i a e sec o le e age  . Assuming ha he inancial isk is posi- i ely co ela ed wi h he le el o le e age, eq. (1) sugges s ha loose economic policies lowe inancial isks in he economy and he e o e he isk o inancial ins abili y in he u u e. In his pape , we a gue ha he unc ioning o he economy migh no be as s aigh o wa d as he heo e ical models sugges , as he e ec could go ei he way, i.e., may be posi i e o nega i e, and is signi ican ly ime-dependen . Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 201 Empi ical me hodology To s udy he iscal-mone a y- inancial s abili y in e ac ions, we use he ac o - augmen ed ec o au o eg ession model (FAVAR) in oduced in Be nanke e al. (2005). Ou p ima y mo i a ion o choosing he FAVAR model is o a oid he in o ma ion bias when iden i ying he se o economic policy inno a ions. 7 Also, we wan o use he ad an ageous logic o VAR models, which a e a heo y– ee way o “le he da a speak” abou causali y ques ions. Las , one can ind many ypes o au o eg essi e pa e ns in mac oeconomic and inancial ime se ies, implying ha he eal economy does no con- s i u e a andom en i y. A VAR model accoun s o hese pa e ns and, o each a iable en e ing he model, compu es an equa ion explaining he a iable’s e olu ion based on i s own and o he a iables’ lagged alues. In con as o a simple VAR model, he FAVAR model includes unobse ed low- dimensional ac o s in he au o eg ession, educing he in o ma ion bias. The FAVAR model hus u ilizes he ad an ages o a da a ich en i onmen , while emaining ac able in e ms o he numbe o pa ame e s o be es ima ed. We speci y an 1M ec o o mac oeconomic ime se ies Y and a 1K ec o o unobse ed ac o s F . We as- sume ha he join dynamics o F , Y is gi en by he ollowing equa ion:   1 1 . FF L YY                   , (2) whe e   L is a lag polynomial and  is an e o e m wi h ze o mean and co a i- ance ma ix Q. Equa ion (2) is a s anda d VAR model ha can be in e p e ed as a e- duced o m o a linea a ional-expec a ions model wi h bo h obse ed and unobse ed a iables. The unobse ed a iables make he model impossible o es ima e; he e o e, we assume ha he addi ional in o ma ional ime se ies X a e linked o he unobse - able ac o s F and he obse able ac o s Y by: y X F Y e         , (3) whe e  and y  a e ma ices o ac o loadings and e is a se ially unco ela ed e o e m wi h a ze o mean (inno a ion shock). Equa ion (3) cap u es he idea ha bo h ec o s Y and F a e pe asi e o ces ha migh d i e he common dynamics o X . This s a ic ep esen a ion o he dynamic ac o model enables us o es ima e he ac o s by p incipal componen s. As he s a ic ac o s inco po a e in o ma ion om a la ge numbe o economic a iables, he in o ma ion se o he s uc u al ac o model is a g ea e han ha o a s anda d VAR. Thus, i becomes unlikely ha he in o ma ion se 7 A si ua ion in which he econome ician's in o ma ion se is smalle han ha o he economic agen s. I his is he case, he ela i ely small numbe o a iables in a small model may no be su icien o p ope ly iden i y shocks, which inc eases he isk o a biased es ima e. Fo example, when ying o iden i y a mone a y policy shock in a VAR model, he shock may ac ually no be uly exogenous, as i may also cap u e ins ances when he cen al bank endogenously eac s o changing in la ion expec a ions. Fo ni and Gambe i (2010) demons a e ha non- undamen als can accoun o he well-known VAR p ice puzzle and he delayed o e shoo ing puzzle. Simila - ly, Iwa a (2013) discusses wo iscal policy puzzles and hei possible explana ions. Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 202 o economic agen s will be supe io o he in o ma ion se employed by us. In ou appli- ca ion, he we assume ha he ec o o obse able a iables Y holds only ou speci- ied inno a ions, which a e hen assumed o ha e pe asi e e ec on he en i e econo- my. No e ha any emaining ime se ies om ou as da ase may be linked o he ac o s ou side o he VAR model ia ac o loadings iden i ied by he p incipal compo- nen analysis. Fo de ails on he es ima ion p ocedu e, please consul he Appendix C. 8 Da a and iden i ica ion scheme Ou ec o X o ac o ex ac ion consis s o a balanced panel o 140 qua e ly ime se ies ep esen ing he Czech economy and he es o he wo ld. They a e d awn mainly om he Czech Na ional Bank, Czech S a is ical O ice, and ECB da abases. The da a spans he pe iod 2001:Q1 – 2016:Q1. Gene ally, i is no equi ed o pe o m any ex an e ca ego iza ion o da a, bu we can bene i om s acking da a in o sub-g oups in acco dance wi h he di e en classes o economic a iables o he sake o he cla i y o ou compu a ional p ocess. The da a sub-g oups and co esponding a iable coun s a e p esen ed in Table 1 below. No e ha p io o es ima ion, he da a was ans o med o assu e s a iona i y o he ime se ies using na u al loga i hms and i s di e ences. By modelling he iscal-mone a y- inancial s abili y in e ac ions in a da a ich en i onmen , we con ol o eal economy de elopmen , changes in iscal and mone a y policy, inan- cial sec o de elopmen , and ex e nal in luences. We iden i y policy inno a ions using ecu si e o de ing, placing unobse ed ac o s be o e obse ed ac o s. The p incipal assump ion is ha unobse ed ac o s do no espond o policy inno a ions wi hin he i s qua e . In o de o iden i y policy inno a- ions, we di ide ou panel o a iables in o wo g oups: slow- and as -mo ing a iables. Blocks desc ibing he ex e nal en i onmen , eal economy, iscal a iables, and p ices a e classed as slow-mo ing (in he o de gi en in Table 1). A slow-mo ing a iable is one ha is la gely p ede e mined in he cu en pe iod and is assumed no o espond ins an aneously o he speci ied shocks. The es o he blocks a e classed as as - mo ing a iables, which a e assumed o be highly sensi i e o con empo aneous eco- nomic news o shocks. In case o a iscal shock, all iscal a iables a e classed as as - mo ing as in Lagana and Sg o (2011). No e ha he a iables om which we ex ac he inno a ions a e always o de ed las in he co a iance ma ix (and ea ed as a ac o on hei own). This means ha we assume each o he gi en inno a ions o a ec ou la en ac o s wi h a lag o one qua e . Since we wan o a oid a sho age o deg ees o ee- dom, we p e e o use a smalle model wi h lowe numbe o lags. The s anda d in o - ma ion c i e ia es s sugges h ee lags, bu using mo e sensi i e exclusion-based Gen- e al- o-Speci ic app oach, we ind ha wo lags a e su icien . The e o e, ou baseline FAVAR model con ains wo lags. Ne e heless, we check o he obus ness o ou esul s la e . 8 The FAVAR modelling amewo k is used in many economic applica ions, see o ins ance Fo ni and Gambe i (2010), Eickmeie and Ho mann (2013), Aas ei (2013) o Hodula and P ei - e (2018). Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 203 Table 1 Sub-g oups in he da ase Da a Sub-G oups Slow/Fas Mo ing Numbe o Va iables Ex e nal en i onmen (S) 12 Real economy (S) 32 Labou ma ke (S) 17 Go e nmen (S) 12 P ices and p ice expec a ions (S) 20 In e es a es and c edi (F) 29 Financial sec o (F) 12 Exchange a es (F) 6 No e: The Appendix lis s he ime se ies included in hese sub-g oups. Sub-g oups highligh ed in bold con ain a iables used as he sou ce o an iden i ied shock. Such a iables a e ne e includ- ed in he da ase om which we ex ac he ac o s. We conside h ee ypes o economic policy shocks: mone a y and iscal policy expan- sion and sys emic isk ma e ializa ion. The main policy ool o he CNB is a wo-week epo a e. Howe e , because he epo a e does no change con inuously bu only as an ou come o CNB Boa d o Go e no s mee ings, we use he in e -bank a e o p oxy o he CNB’s key mone a y policy a e; simila o how i is done in he CNB’s own o e- cas ing sys em. Hence, we iden i y an expansiona y mone a y policy shock as a de- c ease in PRIBOR 3M. F om he inancial s abili y s andpoin , an in e es a e d op inc eases he economy’s le e age and boos s he isk appe i e o economic subjec s, and he e o e may h ea en inancial s abili y. The main iscal policy a iables a e go e n- men e enue om axes and o al go e nmen expendi u e, ei he o which may be used as a sou ce o he inno a ions. Howe e , using go e nmen e enue om axes as a sou ce a iable inc eases he isk o endogenei y, since go e nmen e enue g ow h is associa ed wi h business cycle expansion. On he basis o hese sho comings, we iden i- y an expansiona y iscal policy shock as an inc ease in o al go e nmen expendi u e. 9 Las bu no leas , we conside he impac o sys emic isk ma e ializa ion as pa o inancial cycle de elopmen . We d aw his in o ma ion om he non-pe o ming loans (NPL) a io ime se ies. Du ing inancial s ess, he NPL a io g ows because o an inc ease in he absolu e le el o non-pe o ming loans and a dec ease in newly-g an ed loans. Hence, he sys emic isk ma e ializa ion shock is iden i ied as an inc ease in he NPL a io. We conduc a numbe o checks o e i y he obus ness o ou esul s. Fi s , we use al e na i e a iables and ime ames du ing he iden i ica ion o shocks. In case o mone a y policy expansion, we check he obus ness o esul s wi h espec o he CNB’s exchange a e commi men , which s a ed in No embe 2013, and he model wi h da a ending in 2012Q1. 10 By cu ing he sample, we also add ess he ac ha he 9 Addi ionally, while changes in asse p ices may in luence go e nmen e enues, hey a e much less likely o a ec go e nmen spending. 10 Fo mo e de ails on he exchange a e commi men (and ecen exi ) please consul he CNB websi e a h ps://www.cnb.cz/en/mone a y_policy/exi _exchange_ a e_commi /index.h ml Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 210 Figu e 4 Sys emic isk ma e ializa ion, policy esponses and he inancial sec o No es: Median impulse esponses a e epo ed wi h 90% p obabili y bands. The y-axis measu es he s eng h o he a iable’s esponse in pe cen age poin s; he x-axis is in qua e s a e he shock. All a iables en e he model as annualized pe cen age g ow h. Figu e 4 gi es indica ions as o he causes behind he sys emic isk ma e ializa ion in he inancial sec o : Wi h he dec eased abili y o economic agen s o epay hei loans, we documen a a he sha p decline in bo h c edi dynamics and housing p ices. This ad e se ma ke si ua ion a ec s mainly comme cial banks, which collec i ely become much mo e isk-a e se, changing hei po olios in a o o less isky asse s (in p ac ice, his would mani es as inc eased exposu e o he go e nmen and cen al bank). This is a simple signaling s a egy whe ein banks s i e o p esen hemsel es as s able o de- c ease he cos o addi ional capi al, which, due o he c isis, gene ally inc eases. In spi e o dec easing isk-weigh ed asse s (ou come o he abo e-men ioned po olio cleans- ing), capi al su plus signi ican ly dec eases. This migh also be achie ed by simply inc easing he capi al equi emen s. Ma e ializa ion o sys emic isk inc eases loss p o- isions and isk cos s, which ep esen a signi ican componen o he in e es a e on loans. G ow h o in e es a es on loans o he p i a e sec o inc eases he deb se ice a io and migh lead o u he de e io a ion o he loan po olio. Conclusions We explo e si ua ions in which iscal, mone a y, and inancial s abili y may in e ac , and con ibu e o he discussion abou he ela ed policies’ coo dina ion and po en ial -0,8 -0,6 -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0 5 10 15 Housing p ice index -0,8 -0,6 -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0 5 10 15 Loans o p i a e sec o -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0 5 10 15 Risk-weigh ed asse s -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0 5 10 15 Deb se ice a io -0,4 -0,2 0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 0 5 10 15 Loss p o isions -0,3 -0,2 -0,1 0,0 0,1 0,2 0,3 0 5 10 15 Capi al su plus NPL a io inc ease Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 211 con lic s. We highligh he need o ake in o conside a ion bo h iscal and mone a y policy, as hey may bo h a ec asse p ices and c edi dynamics and con ibu e o sys- emic isk accumula ion and he e o e in luence inancial cycle ampli ude. Fo his pu pose, we cons uc a FAVAR model o cap u e he policy in e play in a da a- ich en i onmen . The FAVAR model helps ensu e ha he es ima ed impulse esponses a e in a ian wi h espec o ex ensions o he in o ma ion se – an issue ha o en plagues impulse esponse esul s. The p esen ed model enables us o iden i y se e al pa e ns. Fi s , loose economic poli- cies ha e a posi i e impac on inancial s abili y in he sho e m, bu his e ec may e e se in he medium e m. In g ea e de ail, we ind ha iscal and mone a y policy- like shocks impac he economy and inancial sec o di e en ly. While iscal expansion in luences c edi dynamics and he ela ed se o inancial sec o a iables in he sho e m and hen quickly ades ou , mone a y expansion seems o bene i inancial s abili y a i s , bu i s e ec s u n nega i e in he medium e m. This somewha complica es he answe s o he i s wo esea ch ques ions p esen ed in he in oduc ion: Fo he i s ques ion, loose economic policies migh indeed bene i inancial s abili y in he sho e m, bu (i kep accommoda i e long enough) hey will e en ually wo k in he oppo- si e di ec ion, owa ds ins abili y. Fo he second, yes, iscal and mone a y policy shocks impac he inancial sec o di e en ly. We highligh he need o conside he ull policy mix ( iscal and mone a y policy e ec s) when o mula ing app op ia e policy measu es. Rega ding ou hi d esea ch ques ion, we ind ha inancial imbalances (sys emic isk ma e ializa ion) cause losses in ou pu , damage public inances, and igge de la iona y p essu es. Fu he mo e, sys emic isk ma e ializa ion leads o inc eases in he deb se - ice a io and migh lead o u he de e io a ion o he loan po olio. O e all, ou esul s con i m he need o discuss and coo dina e changes in economic policy o a oid po en ial con lic si ua ions and su p ises in he ma ke . Going beyond exis ing esea ch, we also p o ide ime-se ies e idence showing ha mac op uden ial policy canno iew iscal policy as Rica dian (passi e), bu mus conside i simila ly o how i iews mone a y policy. Fu he , ou inding ha bo h iscal and mone a y policy may be ansmi ed in o he inancial sec o and in luence he isk- aking beha io o economic agen s p o ides suppo o coun e cyclical iscal and mone a y policy. The e o e, we make se e al policy ecommenda ions ha may dec ease he p ocyclical cha ac e o economic policy and mi iga e possible con lic si ua ions a low implemen- a ion cos : In he iscal policy a ea, we belie e implemen ing a iscal ule o es ic he p ocyclical cha ac e o public inances and s abilize go e nmen deb o e he long e m would be bene icial. Howe e , as he Bank o In e na ional Se lemen s (2016) s a es, i is im- po an o augmen he iscal ule wi h a p ope au oma ic s abiliza ion scheme, and apply i ex an e when ce ain economic condi ions a e me . Fu he , Bo io e al. (2013) ecommend including in o ma ion abou inancial cycle de elopmen in o he po en ial p oduc and ou pu gap es ima ion. Ano he possibili y o mi iga ing he unwan ed iscal policy p ocyclicali y associa ed wi h sys emic isk build-up would be o pa ially adjus he axa ion sys em in o de o limi he g ow h o ce ain ypes o c edi . Gi en he p ocyclical de elopmen o esiden ial p ope y p ices and loans o he p i a e sec o , Re iew o Economic Pe spec i es 212 i would be bene icial o limi mo gage ax elie (see And ews e al., 2011). 13 The Eu opean Commission (2015) has encou aged Membe S a es o ensu e ha ax sys ems do no encou age household deb . Lomba di e al. (2017) gi e e idence o he nega i e impac o high household indeb edness on GDP g ow h o e he long e m. The e a e possibili ies o limi he impac o so e eign isk on he banking sec o . The Czech Na- ional Bank was among he i s o implemen me hods o public inance s ess es ing wi h special capi al equi emen s on banks wi h highe so e eign de aul isk on go - e nmen bonds (CNB, 2016). The impac o mone a y policy ac ions on inancial s abili y may be pa ially mi iga ed by inco po a ing esiden ial p ope y p ices in he a ge ed consume p ice index o by using a b oade index (Hampl and Ha anek, 2017, desc ibe CPIH on he case o he Czech Republic) as a supplemen a y indica o o mone a y policy decisions. The e a e also o he , mo e con o e sial p oposi ions o mi iga ing he p ocyclical cha ac e o mone a y policy. Bo io (2016) sugges s he use o an augmen ed Taylo ule, in which he mone a y au ho i y should espond no only o he in la ion gap bu also o some de ined inancial s abili y gap, and s a e ha a mone a y policy ule ha akes inancial de elopmen s in o accoun could help educe he inancial cycle, leading o highe ou - pu in he long un. 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Da a desc ip ion and sou ces G oup No. Se ies desc ip ion Uni Sou ce TC S/F Real economy 1 Indus ial p oduc ion index, indus y o al 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 2 Indus ial p oduc ion index, mining and qua ying 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 3 Indus ial p oduc ion index, manu ac u ing 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 4 Indus ial p oduc ion index, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 5 Sales om indus ial ac i i y, indus y o al 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 6 Sales om indus ial ac i i y, mining and qua ying 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 7 Sales om indus ial ac i i y, manu ac u ing 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 8 Sales om indus ial ac i i y, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 9 Di ec expo sales, indus y o al 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 10 Di ec expo sales, mining and qua ying 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 11 Di ec expo sales, manu ac u ing 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 12 Domes ic sales, indus y o al 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 13 Domes ic sales, mining and qua ying 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 14 Domes ic sales, manu ac u ing 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 15 Domes ic sales, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning supply 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 16 New indus ial o de s, indus y o al 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 17 Non-domes ic new o de s 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 18 Domes ic new o de s 2010=100 CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 19 Cons uc ion p oduc ion index 2010=100 CSO - Cons uc ion 2* S 20 House p ice index, buildings 2010=100 CSO - Cons uc ion 2* S 21 House p ice index, ci il enginee ing wo ks 2010=100 CSO - Cons uc ion 2* S 22 Re ail ade eceip s 2010=100 CNB, ARAD 2* S 23 G oss domes ic p oduc , ma ke p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 24 GDP de la o 2010=100 CNB, ARAD 2* S 25 Final consump ion expendi u es, o al, cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 26 Final consump ion expendi u es, households, cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 27 Final consump ion expendi u es, go e nmen , cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 28 Final consump ion expendi u es, non-p o i o ganisa ions, cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 29 G oss capi al o ma ion, o al, cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 30 Expo , cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 31 Impo , cu en p ices Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 32 Real g oss domes ic income Millions CZK CSO - GDP 2* S 33 Deb se ice a ios o he p i a e non- inancial sec o % BIS da abase 2 S Labou ma ke 34 Indus y o al, a e age numbe o pe sons employed (ANPE) no. o pe sons CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 35 Indus y, mining and qua ying, ANPE no. o pe sons CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 36 Indus y, manu ac u ing, ANPE no. o pe sons CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 37 Indus y, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning supply, ANPE no. o pe sons CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 38 Indus y o al, a e age g oss nominal wage (AGNW) CZK pe pe son CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 39 Indus y, mining and qua ying, AGNW CZK pe pe son CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 40 Indus y, manu ac u ing, AGNW CZK pe pe son CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 41 Indus y, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning supply, AAGNWNPE CZK pe pe son CSO -Indus y, ene gy 2* S 42 Cons uc ion o al, a e age numbe o pe sons employed (ANPE) no. o pe sons CSO - Cons uc ion 2* S 43 Cons uc ion o al, a e age g oss nominal wage (AGNW) CZK pe pe son CSO - Cons uc ion 2* S 44 Employees o al, hou s wo ked housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 45 Employees, Ag icul u e, o es y and ishing housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 46 Employees, Manu ac u ing, mining and qua ying and o he indus y housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 47 Employees, Cons uc ion housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 48 Employees, T ade, anspo a ion, accommoda ion and ood se ice housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 49 Employees, Public adminis a ion, educa ion, heal h and social wo k housand hou s CSO - GDP 2* S 50 Gene al unemploymen a e o he aged 15 o 64 yea s % CNB, ARAD 1* S Volume 18, Issue 3, 2018 219 51 Job Vacancies housand CNB, ARAD 2* S 52 Unplaced job seeke s housand CNB, ARAD 2* S Go e nmen 53 Go e nmen deb , o al Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 54 Deb secu i ies, o al Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 55 Deb secu i ies, sho - e m Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 56 Deb secu i ies, long- e m Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 57 Go e nmen loans, o al Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 58 Go e nmen loans, sho - e m Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 59 Go e nmen loans, long- e m Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 60 Deb in e es s payed Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 61 Go e nmen expendi u es, o al Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S 62 Go e nmen e enue, o al Millions CZK CSO - Go e nmen 2* S P ices and p ice expec a ions 63 Consume P ice Index (CPI), o al 2015 = 100 CNB, ARAD 2* S 64 CPI, ood and non-alcoholic be e ages 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 65 CPI, alcoholic be e ages, obacco 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 66 CPI, clo hing and oo wea 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 67 CPI, housing, wa e , elec ici y, gas and o he uels 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 68 CPI, u nishings, household equipmen , ou ine main enance 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 69 CPI, heal h 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 70 CPI, anspo 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 71 CPI, communica ions 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 72 CPI, ec ea ion and cul u e 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 73 CPI, educa ion 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 74 CPI, es au an s and ho els 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 75 CPI, miscellaneous goods and se ices 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 76 Indus ial P oduce P ices (IPP), o al 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 77 IPP, mining and qua ying 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 78 IPP, manu ac u ing 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 79 IPP, elec ici y, gas, s eam and ai condi ioning supply 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 80 IPP, wa e supply; sewe age, was e managemen and emedia ion 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 81 Ma ke se ices p ice indices in he business sphe e, o al 2015 = 100 CSO - P ices 2* S 82 In la ion expec a ions o non- inancial co po a ions and companies % CNB, ARAD 1 F 83 Financial ma ke in la ion expec a ions % CNB, ARAD 1 F In e es a es and c edi s 84 Repo a e - 2 weeks % CNB, ARAD 1 F 85 PRIBOR 3M % CNB, ARAD 1 F 86 PRIBOR 1Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 87 Go e nmen bond yield 2Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 88 Go e nmen bond yield 5Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 89 Go e nmen bond yield 10Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 90 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households o al % CNB, ARAD 1 F 91 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households, up o 1Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 92 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households, up o 5Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 93 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households, o e 5Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 94 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households consume c edi - o al % CNB, ARAD 1 F 95 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households o house pu chase - o al % CNB, ARAD 1 F 96 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, households o he loans - o al % CNB, ARAD 1 F 97 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, non- inancial co po a ions % CNB, ARAD 1 F 98 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, non- inancial co po a ions, up o 1Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 99 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, non- inancial co po a ions, up o 5Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 100 Bank in e es a es on CZK-denomina ed loans, non- inancial co po a ions, o e 5Y % CNB, ARAD 1 F 101 Mone a y base, mon hly a e age Billions CZK CNB, ARAD 2 F 102 Mone a y agg ega e M1 Millions CZK CNB, ARAD 2 F 103 Mone a y agg ega e M2 Millions CZK CNB, ARAD 2 F 104 Loans o esiden s and non- esiden s - MFIs Millions CZK CNB, ARAD 2 F