01843cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006864 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455210770 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Transmission Mechanism in Armenia : New Evidence from a Regime Switching VAR Analysis. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (31 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The introduction of inflation targeting in 2006, together with important economic developments such as dedollarization, marked the beginning of a new macroeconomic framework in Armenia, which is likely to have changed the effectiveness of monetary policy. This paper is the first attempt to analyze whether the transmission mechanism in Armenia has been subject to a structural break by employing a Markov-Switching VAR framework. Results support the existence of such a structural break around the time inflation targeting was introduced and reduced levels of dollarization were observed. Results from introducing a threshold variable into this framework furthermore show that reduced levels of dollarization are an important determinant of the effectiveness of monetary policy. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/270 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2010/270/001.2010.issue-270-en.xml IMF e-Library