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Ribon Sigal

Ribon Sigal

Phd, Principal ResearcherMonetary Division

List of Bank of Israel publications

33
29/10/2024

Monetary Policy and the Mutual Fund Market: Funding and Liquidity
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
12/07/2023

The Interaction between Macroprudential and Monetary Policies and the Housing Market—A VAR Examination for Israel
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
25/10/2021

Low Interest Rates and Banks' Interest Margins: Does Deposit Market Concentration Matter?

Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
10/02/2021

The Interaction between Domestic Monetary Policy and Macroprudential Policy in Israel
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
22/11/2020

Differential Effects of Monetary Policy on Household Consumption: The Case of Israel
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
02/07/2018

The Immediate Impact and Persistent Effect of FX Purchases on the Exchange Rate
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
19/03/2017

Why the Bank of Israel Intervenes in the Foreign Exchange Market, and What Happens to the Exchange Rate
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
21/05/2015

Household Personal Inflation: How does Residential Area Affect it?
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
12/01/2015

The Effect of Fiscal and Monetary Policies and the Global Economy on Real Yields of Israel Government Bonds
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
02/12/2014

Home Purchases and Their Financing—An Analysis via Household Expenditures Survey Data, 2004–11
Periodic Papers
06/03/2014

The Effect of Home and Rent Prices on Private Consumption in Israel—A Micro Data Analysis
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
01/07/2013

Price Setting Behavior in Israel –An Empirical Analysis Using Microdata
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
28/05/2013

The Effect of Home and Rental prices on Private Consumption in Israel – A Micro Data Analysis
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
15/08/2012

The Housing market in Israel 2008-2010: Are house prices a "bubble"?*
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
06/12/2011

Forecasting Short Run Inflation Using Mixed Frequency Data (MIDAS)
Periodic Papers
21/11/2011

The Effect of Monetary Policy on Inflation: A Factor Augmented VAR Approach using disaggregated data
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
21/11/2011

The Effect of Monetary Policy on Inflation: A Factor Augmented VAR Approach using disaggregated data
Research Papers
10/07/2011

The Housing Market in Israel 2008-2010: Are House Prices A "Bubble"?
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
18/02/2010

A Basic Structural VAR of Monetary Policy in Israel Using Monthly Frequency Data
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
09/08/2009

Core Inflation Indices for Israel
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
20/07/2009

Industry Effects of Monetary Policy in Israel - A Var Analysis
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
15/04/2008

The Credit Market in Israel - Empirical Testing of the Credit Channel
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
23/12/2007

The Effects on Industry of Monetary Policy in Israel-A VAR Analysis
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
12/02/2006

Inventory Investment, Business Cycles and Financial Constraints - Evidence from the Bank of Israel's Companies Survey
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
16/10/2005

Market Power of Banks against Large Firms - What Has Changed with the Opening of the Israeli Economy
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
26/01/2005

Are Fiscal and Monetary Policies reflected in Real Yields? Evidence from a period of Disinflation and Declining Deficit Targets
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
12/10/2004

A New Phillips Curve for Israel Theory and Some Evidence
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
02/06/2004

What Determines a Firm's Debt Composition - An Empirical Investigation
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
01/01/2004

Inflation, Unemployment, the Exchange Rate and Monetary Policy in Israel 1990-1999: A SVAR Approach
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
01/01/2004

Inflation, Unemployment, the Exchange Rate, and Monetary Policy in Israel, 1990-99: a SVAR Approach
Israel Economic Review (IsER)
04/05/2003

Is it labor, technology or monetary policy? The Israeli economy 1989-2002
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
14/09/2000

Monetary Policy, the Output Gap and Inflation : A Closer Look at the Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in Israel 1989-1999.
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department
15/12/1999

Financial Liberalization and Competition In Banking: An Empirical Investigation
Discussion Paper Series - Research Department

List of additional publications

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Education

  • 1998

    Ph.D in Economics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

  • 1990

    B.A. in Economics and Statistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

  • 1987

    M.A. in Economics and Statistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

Experience

  • 2025

    Senior Economist, Monetary Division, Research Department

  • 2016-2025

    Head of the Monetary Division, Research Department

  • 2021

    Member of the Steering Committee for the Digital Shekel Project

  • 1998-2016

    Head of Monetary Analysis unit, Research Department

  • 1995-1997

    Senior Economist, Monetary Division, Research Department

  • 1991-1994

    Economist, Division, Research Department

  • 1986-1990

    Assistant Economist in the Macro-economic Division, Research Department

Areas of interest

Mechanisms of monetary policy transmission; inflation; central bank digital currency

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