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Government spending and the real exchange rate: a cross-country perspective
There is no consensus about the economic implications of real exchange rate (RER) misalignments. Some authors argue that keeping the real exchange rate away from its equilibrium level creates distortions in the relative prices of tradable and nontradable goods generating misleading signals to economic ...
Procyclicality of fiscal policy in emerging countries: the cycle is the trend
Economic research on fiscal policy has shown that while developed economies tend to run countercyclical fiscal policies Latin American countries have been characterized by procyclical policies. One of the explanations given to this phenomenon is that high external debt causes severe constraints on the ...
Large hoardings of international reserves: are they worth it?
Several Asian economies have accumulated large stocks of international reserves over the last few years. This motivates the question we address in this paper from an empirical point of view. Are these large increases in reserves an efficient crisis-prevention strategy? Or are they second-best to other ...
Impuesto al co2 en el sector eléctrico Chileno: efectividad y efectos macroeconómicos
Chile se ha comprometido internacionalmente a reducir sus emisiones de CO2 en 30% al año 2030. Como el sector eléctrico aporta 42% del total de emisiones, recientemente se ha introducido un impuesto al CO2 de US$5 por tonelada emitida. Sin embargo, no existe una estimación del efecto de esta política ...
Tightening tensions: fiscal policy and civil unrest in South America 1937–95
On 1 May 2010 the Greek Prime Minister George Papandreau announced a set of drastic austerity measures. May Day itself saw clashes between police and demonstrators. On 5 May a general strike paralyzed the country armed demonstrators fought street battles with police. A bank burned down and numerous ...
Disparidades regionales de la bancarización en Chile. Período 2001-2012
Si bien Chile el país de América Latina con mayor acceso a servicios financieros, es muy dispar en términos espaciales. Nuestro objetivo es medir niveles de bancarización regional en el período 2001-2012 y evaluar diferencias territoriales. Se considera que la bancarización es un fenómeno multivariado ...
Financial diversification, sudden stops, and sudden starts
The financial crises of the second half of the 1990s have led to renewed interest in the causes and consequences of international capital flows. Sudden stops, defined as large drops in net capital inflows, have received particular attention, given the collapses in output and investment commonly ...
Análisis descriptivo de las tasas de accidentabilidad laboral en Chile (2012-2016)
La tasa de accidentes del trabajo en Chile se ha reducido en el último tiempo, especialmente a partir del 2012. Este trabajo realiza un análisis descriptivo de la accidentabilidad laboral en Chile para el período 2012-2016. Con información del Sistema Nacional de Información de Seguridad y Salud en ...
The wealth distribution in developed and developing economies: comparing the United States to Chile using survey data from 2007
Este estudio examina las distribuciones de ingreso, activos, endeudamiento y riqueza en Chile, utilizando datos de la Encuesta Financiera de los Hogares de 2007. Se detalla la desigualdad a nivel agregado y también por una variedad de subgrupos, tales como edad, género, tipo de hogar, tipo de empleo ...
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 ...