Supported by retreating inflation and a strong job market, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in nearly two years in the third quarter of 2023.…
Since 1998, Chile has been experiencing a significant slowdown in its economic growth. The Chilean economy’s recent poor performance is attributable to a halt in productive and export diversification around the beginning of the twenty-first century. State interventions have been horizontal, eschewing those to support specific industries. Intermediate interventions have focused on promoting activities (such as new exports and technologies) that form only a small part of the Chilean economy, leaving a wide margin for market forces to select companies and sectors. In terms of vertical policies, s…
Desde 1998 Chile ha venido acusando una desaceleración importante de su crecimiento económico. El pobre desempeño reciente de la economía chilena es atribuible a la interrupción de la diversificación productiva y exportadora alrededor del inicio del nuevo siglo. Las intervenciones del Estado han sido de tipo horizontal y han evitado aquellas destinadas a apoyar industrias específicas. Se han realizado intervenciones intermedias centradas en privilegiar actividades (como nuevas exportaciones y tecnologías) que escasean en la economía chilena, lo que deja un amplio margen a las fuerzas del merca…
An econometric model is used to analyse pass-through from the exchange rate to inflation, considering the monetary policy instrument variable, the target variable, the level of economic activity, the level of credit and the exchange rate. This system is exogenously affected by commodity prices, the level of external sector activity and the uncertainty perceived by international investors. Using vector error correction models, we find greater pass-through to administered prices than to free prices and a marked asymmetry characterized by stronger exchange rate pass-through when the domestic curr…
Se analiza, mediante un modelo econométrico, el traspaso del tipo de cambio a la inflación, considerando la variable instrumento de la política monetaria, la variable objetivo, el nivel de actividad económica, el nivel de crédito y el tipo de cambio. Este sistema se ve afectado exógenamente por los precios de los productos básicos, el nivel de actividad del sector externo y la incertidumbre percibida por los inversionistas internacionales. Utilizando modelos vectoriales de corrección de errores, observamos un mayor traspaso a los precios administrados que a los precios libres y una marcada asi…
In this digitally transforming world, digital inclusion is becoming increasingly important to social inclusion and sustainable development. Affordable access to broadband is an essential precondition to digital inclusion. Internet quality, as measured by speed and other indicators, is also important, as digital inclusion is ultimately about ensuring equal access to the benefits and opportunities offered by digital technologies and the Internet. This policy brief provides insight into Internet speed and affordability across the Caribbean, and offers some recommendations for policymakers working…
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