This paper studies the performance, in terms of volatility and welfare, of different monetary policy rules in an economy with two market frictions. We consider a financial friction that highlights the credit channel as the monetary transmission mechanism and a labor friction, that considerably...

This paper studies the dynamic response of a few key macroeconomic variables to each one of three exogenous shocks: monetary, government spending and technological shocks. By using a cash in advance model with two market frictions, one in the intermediation of loanable funds, and one in the...

"If these theories are correct, they imply that the macroeconomics developed in the wake of Keynesian Revolution is well confined to the ashbin of history".(2) Un hecho constante que ha sido notado y estudiado por más de un siglo por los economistas, es el de las fluctuaciones recurrentes de...

Si bien a lo largo del desarrollo de la teoría económica no ha existido un consenso general sobre los efectos de la inflación sobre la economía, a partir de la década de los setenta, los economistas han coincidido en que más que beneficios, la inflación en el largo plazo tiene costos para...

This paper evaluates the impact of Resolution CREG 051 on the performance of the electricity markets in Colombia. We found out that productive efficiency has improved since the introduction of the Resolution, that is, the total costs of producing electricity have been reduced. This shows a...