Monetary policy transmission through the interest rate channel to households

National research project

In progress

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Project no.: S-PD-25-42

Project funding: Research Council of Lithuania, Postdoctoral Fellowships

Principal investigator: Karolis Bielskis

Supervisor: Aras Zirgulis

Project description:

The postdoctoral project will analyze how different types of households — distinguished by income, demographics, and loan types — respond to shifts in interest rates during monetary tightening and loosening cycles. Using detailed loan-level data, the project will examine the influence of household characteristics, loan structures, and banking sector dynamics on credit behavior.

Project duration: 2025 12 01 – 2027 11 30

Project coordinator: ISM University of Management and Economics