Paper #925

Título:

The transmission of US shocks to Latin America

Autor:

Fabio Canova

Fecha:

Mayo 2003

Resumen:

I study whether and how US shocks are transmitted to eight Latin American countries. US shocks are identified using sign restrictions and treated as exogenous with respect to Latin American economies. Posterior estimates for individual and average effects are constructed. US monetary shocks produce significant fluctuations in Latin America, but real demand and supply shocks do not. Floaters and currency boarders display similar output but different inflation and interest rate responses. The financial channel plays a crucial role in the transmission. US disturbances explain important portions of the variability of Latin American macrovariables, producing continental cyclical fluctuations and, in two episodes, destabilizing nominal exchange rate effects. Policy implications are discussed.

Palabras clave:

Shocks, inflation

Área de investigación:

Macroeconomía y Economía Internacional

Publicado en:

Journal of Applied Econometrics, 20 (2): 229- 251 (2005)

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