In a new-Keynesian model we compare the determinacy regions of price-level targeting rules (called Wicksellian rules) and Taylor rules. We conclude that Wicksellian rules do not require the Taylor principle to be satisfied to induce determinacy. Moreover, the areas of determinacy are generally...

In this paper we study the optimal monetary and fiscal policy mix in a model in which agents are subject to idiosyncratic uninsurable shocks to their labor productivity. We identify two main effects of anticipated inflation absent in representative agent frameworks. First, inflation stimulates...

In this paper we discuss the arguments for and against the adoption of price-level targeting. We review recent theoretical contributions, and illustrate the main differences between price-level targeting and inflation targeting in a simple New Keynesian model. We conclude that, contrary to...

In a general equilibrium context, we analyze the impact of changes in institutional labor market conditions, such as access to financing and efficiency, on the composition of employment and unemployment, considering the nature of formal labor contracts and the entrepreneurial capacity of the...

This paper takes the risk of college participation into context when evaluating the return to college education. College dropout and a higher permanent income shock for those who graduate from college accounts for 51% of the excess return to college education. Using a simple risk premium...

This study examines changes in returns to formal education and cognitive skills over the last 20 years using the 1979 and 1997 waves of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. We show that cognitive skills had a 30%-60% larger effect on wages in the 1980s than in the 2000s. Returns to...

This paper presents some stylized facts about the minimum wage and the labor market in Chile, using primarily Casen survey data and the Supplementary Income Survey (ESI). About 4% of workers (employees) are allocated to the minimum wage in Chile (Casen 2011). Whereas a static analysis, a minimum...

This paper analyzes the labor market dynamics in Chile using micro data from the unemployment insurance data base. Labor market flows between labor status, between geographical areas and economic sectors are calculated. It is found that a high percentage of workers change jobs without going...