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Nominalización de la Tasa de Política Monetaria. Debate y Consecuencias

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This note presents the arguments for and against the move from a monetary policy interest rate indexed to past inflation to a rate set in pesos (nominal) that took place in August 2001. The debate within the Central Bank was long and at sometimes hot, and

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  • Felipe Morandé, 2002. "Nominalización de la Tasa de Política Monetaria. Debate y Consecuencias," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 39(117), pages 239-252.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:39:y:2002:i:117:p:239-252
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy; interest rate; instruments;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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