There is important heterogeneity among households, firms, and banks; and the way shocks or policies affect these agents depends critically on that heterogeneity. There was a rapid surge in the awareness of academic researchers and policymakers of the nexus between heterogeneity and monetary policy, ...

The Book Series on “Central Banking, Analysis, and Economic Policies” of the Central Bank of Chile publishes new research on central banking and economics in general, with special emphasis on issues and fields that are relevant to economic policies in developing economies. The volumes are published ...

Empirical models have failed to explain inflation behavior over the last 20 years in most developed economies. The unusual inflation dynamics—the ‘missing deflation’ during recessions and the ‘missing inflation’ during recoveries—points to a failure of Phillips curve predictions. Several hypotheses ...

The global financial crisis that broke out 10 years ago uncovered the buildup of risks during a period of price and output stability. It challenged the previous consensus that preserving price stability was the optimal way to ensure financial stability, and led to a surge of interest in the multiple ...

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. While a fierce debate continues on how to understand and deal with the crisis, a consensus is emerging with regard to the originating shocks, the mechanisms ...

La historia monetaria de Chile en el siglo XX es reconocidamente interesante y ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios. Con todo, el principal ente emisor de dinero no disponía de una historia institucional que pudiese contribuir con nuevos elementos para explicar algunos de los fenómenos monetarios y ...

La historia monetaria de Chile en el siglo XX es reconocidamente interesante y ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios. Con todo, el principal ente emisor de dinero no disponía de una historia institucional que pudiese contribuir con nuevos elementos para explicar algunos de los fenómenos monetarios y ...