Political Cycles in Latin America: More Evidence on the Brazilian Economy | LAER 30
Jueves, 04 noviembre 2021
This paper aims to shed additional light on the existence of opportunistic and partisan political-business cycles in the Brazilian economy over the 1996-2016 period. To that end, it relies on two different approaches: (I) an Oaxaca model in the spirit of Blinder and Watson (2016); and (II) a DSGE model where fiscal and monetary policies
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Interest rate pass-through in the Dominican Republic
Miércoles, 05 abril 2017
A well-functioning monetary transmission mechanism is critical for monetary policy. As the Dominican Republic recently adopted an inflation targeting regime, it is even more relevant to guarantee that changes in the monetary policy rates are quickly and fully reflected in retail rates, to eventually influence aggregate demand and inflation. This paper written by Francesco Grigoli
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