¿Es factible una unión monetaria para América Latina? Evidencia de los tipos de cambio reales efectivos y los niveles de pass-through de las tasas de interés
Publicado 2014-07-01
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- unión monetaria,
- cointegración,
- causalidad de granger,
- pass-through de tasa de interés,
- política monetaria
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Se evalúa la viabilidad de formar una unión monetaria en América Latina. En primer lugar, analizamos los tipos de cambio reales efectivos mediante cointegración y causalidad de Granger, encontramos evidencia que respalda una unión monetaria compuesta por Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, México y Paraguay. En segundo lugar, se investiga el grado de heterogeneidad en la transmisión de la política monetaria dentro de la unión monetaria hipotética. Se encuentran considerables asimetrías en los niveles de pass-through de las tasas de interés lo que indica la necesidad de reformas sustanciales antes de considerar una unión monetaria en América Latina.
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