In this paper we investigate the effects of a negative term-of-trade shock over the real exchange rate and current account in Chile. The work is based on a macro-econometric model that belongs to the family of Keynesian macroeconomic models, which is characterized by nominal rigidities. The...

The present study is, in particular, an attempt to test the relationship between tax level and political stability by using some economic control variables and to see the relationship among government effectiveness, corruption, and GDP. For the purpose, we used the Vector Autoregression (VAR)...

The price of oil has had a marked increase since 2002. The prices of Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude -the two main benhcmarks of the market- have surpassed their historical maximum reached in 1991 during the first Gulf War, though, in real terms, the price of oil is still below...

The present study is, in particular, an attempt to test the relationship between tax level and political stability by using some economic control variables and to see the relationship among government effectiveness, corruption, and GDP. For the purpose, we used the Vector Autoregression (VAR)...

The present study is, in particular, an attempt to test the relationship between tax level and political stability by using some economic control variables and to see the relationship among government effectiveness, corruption, and GDP. For the purpose, we used the Vector Autoregression (VAR)...

This document analyzes inflation, exchange rate, interest rate, and GDP growth forecasts from the monthly Survey of Specialists in Economics from the Private Sector, maintained by Banco de México. The study concentrates on the mean across forecasters for the period from January 1995 to April...

This paper presents the update of the macroeconometric model used at the Bank of Spain for medium term macroeconomic forecasting, as well as for performing policy simulations. The many changes that the Spanish economy has experimented in the last years, and the new system of national accounts...

In this paper is analyzed the macroeconomic effects associated with increases in the capital tax rate and labor tax rate under a Neoclassical model with elastic labor supply and positive externalities due to government's spending. It is found that these policies reduce the production, the...

Las redes neuronales artificiales han mostrado ser modelos robustos para dar cuenta del comportamiento de diferentes variables. En el presente trabajo se emplean para modelar la relación no lineal del crecimiento del PIB. Tres modelos son considerados: dos autoregresivos (especificación lineal...