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The effects of business cycles on growth
This paper explores the links between business cycles and long-run growth. Although it is clear from a theoretical point of view that both of these phenomena are driven by the same macroeconomic variables, the interaction between economic fluctuations and growth has been largely ignored in the academic ...
El miedo a flotar y la política cambiaria en Chile
Este artículo revisa las políticas de manejo cambiario en Chile, poniendo particular énfasis en el régimen de tipo de cambio flotante implementado en 1999 y los dos episodios de intervención cambiaria posteriores a este. Se presenta evidencia de las favorables condiciones existentes en Chile para ...
Jobless recoveries during financial crises: is inflation the way out?
The slow rate of employment growth relative to that of output is a sticking point in the recovery from the financial crisis episode that started in 2008 in the U.S. and Europe (a phenomenon labeled 'jobless recovery'). The issue is a particularly burning one in Europe where some observers claim that ...
Demanda por dinero: teoría, evidencia, resultados
Este artículo presenta una revisión crítica de la literatura económica sobre la demanda por dinero, poniendo énfasis en los resultados empíricos obtenidos para Chile. La primera parte del análisis reseña brevemente los principales enfoques analíticos acerca de la demanda por dinero en una perspectiva ...
The leverage cycle default and foreclosure
At least since the time of Irving Fisher economists as well as the general public have regarded the interest rate as the most important variable in the economy. But in times of crisis collateral rates (margins or leverage equivalently) are far more important. Despite the cries of newspapers to lower ...
El crédito bancario durante la crisis financiera del 2008: una comparación internacional
Estimamos empíricamente los principales determinantes del crecimiento del crédito bancario durante la crisis financiera del 2008. Utilizando una muestra de más de 80 países, encontramos que un mayor auge de crédito bancario antes de la crisis y un menor crecimiento del PIB de los socios comerciales ...
Efectos de shocks al precio del petróleo sobre la economía de Chile y sus socios comerciales
Con el fin de evaluar el impacto de un shock al precio de petróleo a la economía Chilena, este estudio aplica la metodología de restricción de signos de las funciones de impulso respuesta para distinguir el efecto de distintos tipos de shock: oferta, demanda, o demanda específica de petróleo. Para ...
New keynesian models for Chile in the inflation-targeting period
Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models with nominal rigidities have become a popular tool for monetary policy analysis in recent years. The basic sticky price model has been enriched to include additional sources of nominal and real rigidities. These additional elements have been introduced ...
Inflation targeting in Brazil: shocks, backward-looking prices, and IMF conditionality
In mid-January 1990, Brazil abandoned its crawling exchange rate band. Surprisingly enough, the country's economic performance in the aftermath of this episode was much better than expected, given the performance of other emerging market economies after a move toward floating. Despite the large ...
The effects of U.S. monetary policy on emerging market economies’ sovereign and corporate bond markets
The global environment for emerging market economy (EME) bond markets has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Local currency bond markets (LCBMs) have developed especially in EMEs with low inflation stronger institutions and well defined creditor rights (see Burger and Warnock 2003 2006 ...