The adoption of inflation-targeting regimes has led central banks to devote considerable efforts to improve their transparency. Following this trend, several authors have developed tools to measure and compare the levels of transparency of central banks. This paper undertakes this task for the...

This paper presents new evidence on wage and price setting based on a survey of more than 300 Uruguayan firms in 2013. Most of the firms set prices considering costs and adding a profit margin; therefore, they have some degree of market power. The evidence indicates that price increases appear...

This study is an empirical analysis of the factors associated with the use of the US dollar for the invoicing of domestic transactions, which is a common practice of Uruguayan firms. Using a novel dataset we find that both the input and debt structure of firms are relevant for determining their...