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Monetary Aggregates for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

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06-Nov-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - Monetary aggregate indices presented are Narrow money (M1) and Broad money (M3). They are calculated as averages of the monthly figures. For all countries...

Interest Rates for OECD Countries and Major Non-Member Economies

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06-Nov-2009

Source: OECD Main Economic Indicators (updated continuously) - Access time series of immediate (overnight), short-term (3 month interbank rate), and long-term (10 yr bonds) interest rates for OECD countries and major non-member economies.

The bank lending channel of monetary transmission in Brazil: A VECM approach

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15-Jul-2009

Luiz de Mello and Mauro Pisu

This paper tests for the existence of a bank lending channel in the transmission of monetary policy in Brazil using monthly aggregate data for the period 1995:12 through 2008:6.

Do Latin American central bankers behave non linearly? The experiences of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

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06-Mar-2009

Luiz de Mello, Diego Moccero and Matteo Mogliani

This paper estimates unrestricted monetary reaction functions for four Latin American countries (Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico) and tests for the presence of non linear effects in central bank behaviour.

Responses to the economic and financial crisis and the road to recovery

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02-Mar-2009

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General

Latin America has a major role to play in building a new international financial and economic system, since it has accumulated substantial experience in managing financial crises and recovery programs, according to the OECD Secretary-General.

Economic Survey of Brazil 2009: Reaping the benefits of macroeconomic consolidation

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14-Jul-2008

Despite the current problems related to the global financial and economic crisis, ongoing macroeconomic adjustment continues to bear fruit. Attainment of the primary budget surplus targets has delivered ...

Economic Survey of Brazil 2009: Looking beyond the global financial and economic crisis towards sustained growth

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14-Jul-2008

Brazil’s economic fundamentals have improved considerably in the ten years following the abandonment of exchange rate management in 1999 and adoption of a policy framework combining inflation targeting, ...

FDI from OECD countries jumps 50% in 2007 but set to fall in 2008

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24-Jun-2008

Foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows from OECD countries in 2007 leapt to a record USD 1.82 trillion from USD 1.2 trillion in 2006 but are projected to fall sharply in 2008, according to estimates from the OECD.

Monetary policy and macroeconomic stability in Latin America: The cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

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25-Apr-2008

Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero

Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero use a conventional New Keynesian model to empirically test whether adoption of inflation targeting in a flexible exchange rate regime has affected macroeconomic volatility in four Latin American countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico.  

Brazil: Taming inflation expectations

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25-Apr-2008

Afonso Bevilaqua, Mário Mesquita and André Minella

Afonso Bevilaqua, Mário Mesquita and André Minella discuss the conduct of monetary policy in Brazil. Their econometric analysis underscores the critical role played by the inflation targets as “attractors” for expectations.

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