In this paper we use a new weekly database of scanner-level prices for the Chilean economy to characterize the price-setting behavior in the supermarket industry. This period corresponds to an episode of relatively high inflation marked by a boom and a subsequent bust (from July 2007 to July...

In the last ten years the Chilean mutual fund industry has multiplied its assets around fivefold. In particular, money market funds have become important players in the financial sector as investors in time deposits as well as intermediating funds of the corporate sector. Given the importance of...