In recent years, Bolivia has accumulated a significant level of international reserves due to favorable external environment and the exchange rate regimen (crawling peg). In this context arises the question of: Which one is the optimal level of international reserves? According to the...

This article examines the dynamic growth of international reserves for the entire group of Latin American countries in an international comparative perspective and with respect to variables such as imports, current account balances, capital flows and GDP. We also present a review of the theories...

The optimal reserve level theory aims to protect the economy against external shocks to its balance of payments, providing the international liquidity needed in emergency situations. The methodological applications available have limitations that compromise the results of the analysis of the...

El desarrollo del mercado financiero en Colombia, ha hecho que la integración con losmerados financieros internacionales sea cada vez más evidente. Es por esto que el estudiodel grado de relación de nuestras tasas de interés con las tasas de interés de las tasasinternacionales, cobra...

The purpose of this paper is to contrast the Keynesian partial equilibrium framework of the Current Account with the modern intertemporal general equilibrium approach where the Current Account imbalances reflect, and act as a buffer, against both real and monetary shocks. The document will try...

The purpose of this paper is to contrast the Keynesian partial equilibrium framework of the Current Account with the modern intertemporal general equilibrium approach where the Current Account imbalances reflect, and act as a buffer, against both real and monetary shocks. The document will try...

El documento pasa revista a cinco posibles alternativas cambiarias que podrían contemplar las autoridades en el momento actual. La primera es seguir con el actual status quo. Una segunda alternativa es la dolarización unilateral. La tercera es dar más mandatos al Banco de México. Una cuarta...

El documento describe el Modelo de Proyección Trimestral (MPT) utilizado por el Banco Central de Reserva del Perú (BCRP) para fines de simulación de política monetaria y de proyección de las principales variables macroeconómicas. La estructura básica del modelo es una aproximación a la...