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Non-ricardian aspects of fiscal policy in Chile
In this paper we examine the effects of government spending shocks in the Chilean economy. The study of the effects of such shocks in an emerging market economy is of special interest because of the potential presence of non-Ricardian households that is households that do not own any assets or have ...
External vulnerability and preventive policies: an overview
Emerging market economies endure significantly more macroeconomic volatility than industrial countries. Output volatility in emerging market economies is more than twice as large as that in industrial economies, and consumption volatility is three times as large. Recent studies corroborate the view ...
Política monetaria en el límite cero: la experiencia de Chile
Se analizan los efectos de la Facilidad de Liquidez a Plazo (FLAP), ejecutado por el Banco Central de Chile en respuesta a la crisis financiera de 2008-2009. Encontramos que el anuncio de esta política reduce significativamente los rendimientos nominales en el horizonte de política de dos años. Estos ...
Monetary policy under financial turbulence: an overview
The financial crisis that started in 2007 brought the global economy to the brink and in many respects it is still unfolding especially in Europe. How to understand and deal with the crisis has naturally been the subject of fierce debates that continue today. However some consensus appears to be ...
El fondo gubernamental de petróleo de Noruega
El Fondo Gubernamental del Petróleo de Noruega fue creado en 1990 con el propósito de dar un manejo coherente con los objetivos de largo plazo de la política económica a los ingresos provenientes del sector petrolero. En esta nota se describen en detalle los objetivos, las principales características ...
Monetary policy at the zero lower bound: the Chilean experience
The global financial crisis that started in 2008 dramatically changed the analysis and implementation of monetary policy worldwide. Central banks were at the center of the stage during that time implementing both conventional and unconventional policies. Not only were monetary policy rates drastically ...
Uso de análisis factorial dinámico
En este trabajo se aplica la metodología desarrollada por Stocky Watson (1998) de análisis factorial dinámico en el proceso de proyección de la inflación (IPC) y de actividad económica (Imacec) para la economía Chilena. Nuestros resultados indican que el uso de factores, los cuales se interpretan como ...
Credibility and inflation targeting in Chile
After a long history of high and volatile inflation, the Central Bank of Chile began implementing its monetary policy in the early 1990s by announcing yearly targets for inflation. This new framework was the first step toward a full-fledged inflation-targeting setup, although the Central Bank continued ...
Fiscal policy and macroeconomic performance: an overview
After two decades of relative neglect fiscal policy is back at the center of the economics research agenda. The fiscal developments around the global financial crisis of 2007–09 are undoubtedly a major factor behind that comeback. The large fiscal stimulus packages adopted by many countries in the ...
Autonomía de bancos centrales: la experiencia chilena
Tras una revisión selectiva de la literatura teórica y empírica relativa al desempeño macroeconómico y la autonomía del banco central presentamos nueva evidencia respecto de la relación entre esta última y el coeficiente de traspaso de tipo de cambio a inflación. Luego analizamos, desde distintos ...