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allows us to evaluate the anchoring of inflation expectations in the Mexican economy. To address this issue, in this paper we …
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This paper analyzes the exchange rate pass through to consumer prices in Mexico using different methodologies. First, we estimate Vector Autoregressive Models (VAR). Subsequently, we estimate Autoregressive Distributed Lags Models (ARDL) in order to make a long run analysis. In particular, we...
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We explore the dynamics of inflation, inflation expectations, and seigniorage-financed fiscal deficits in Mexico. To do … so, we estimate the model in Sargent, Williams, and Zha (2009) using Mexican CPI inflation data. This model features dual … expected inflation equilibriums and regime switching in the mean and variance of the fiscal deficit probability density …
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economies during the period 1991:Q1 to 2001:Q2. However, productivity growth does not fully translate into price in-creases due … to the structure of CPI indexes. We thus argue that productivity growth will not hinder the ability of the five EU … accession candidates to meet the Maastricht criterion on inflation in the medium term. Moreover, the observed appreciation of …
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During the recent inflation episode, the paradigm of separated objectives for monetary and fiscal policies has shown … some limits. Fiscal policies have helped mitigate inflation. We advocate for the emergence of a new paradigm that gives …
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We study the differences in currency misalignment estimates obtained from alternative datasets derived from two International Comparison Program (ICP) surveys. A decomposition exercise reveals that the year 2005 misalignment estimates are substantially affected by the ICP price revision....
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Using firm-level data for 18 major global economies, we find that the exchange rate affects corporate investment through a financial channel: exchange rate depreciation dampens corporate investment through firm leverage and FX debt. These findings are consistent with the predictions of a...
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This paper assesses the financial channel of exchange rate fluctuations for emerging countries and the link to the conventional trade channel. We analyze whether the effective exchange rate affects GDP growth, the domestic credit and the global liquidity measure as the credit in foreign...
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