Researchers and policymakers are re-examining the idea of import substitution industrialization (ISI). Consequently, trade policy has emerged as an essential instrument for promoting ISI. This research looks at the effect of trade policy on ISI, breaking down how tariff rates impact domestic...

Researchers and policymakers are re-examining the idea of import substitution industrialization (ISI). Consequently, trade policy has emerged as an essential instrument for promoting ISI. This research looks at the effect of trade policy on ISI, breaking down how tariff rates impact domestic...

The goal of the construction of a Monetary Conditions Index (MCI) is to analyze boththe interest rate channel and the exchange rate channel. The construction is based on standardopen economy macroeconomic models. MCI is the weighted sum of the change in short-terminterest rate and the exchange...