This paper presents a partial equilibrium characterization of the credit market in an economy with partial …financial dollarization. Financial frictions, in the form of costly state veri…cation and banking regulation restrictions, are introduced and their impact on lending and deposit interest...

This paper extends the model of Aoki et al. (2009) considering a two sector small open economy. We study the interaction of borrowing, asset prices, and spillovers between tradable and non-tradable sectors. Our results suggest that when it is difficult to enforce debtors to repay their debt...

The empirical evidence on the determinants of growth across countries has found that growth is lower when natural resources are abundant, corruption widespread and educational attainment low. An extensive literature has examined the way in which these three variables can impact growth, but has...