We construct inflation pressure indicators based on the long-run relationship that exists between monetary aggregates and prices, once it is adequately adjusted to account for the scale of transactions, as well as the opportunity cost of holding money. To that end, an extensive long-run...

We construct inflation pressure indicators based on the long-run relationship that exists between monetary aggregates and prices, once it is adequately adjusted to account for the scale of transactions, as well as the opportunity cost of holding money. To that end, an extensive long-run...

This paper analyses the determinants of private credit and its link with monetary policy, for the economies of Central America and the Dominican Republic (CADR), during the period 2006 - 2017. Using disequilibrium models, we estimate supply and demand functions in order to characterize episodes...

This study investigates the determinants of private credit in the Dominican Republic for the period 1997 to 2011. Using a disequilibrium model as in Gosh and Gosh (1999), the demand and supply functions of credit to private sector are estimated, and these results are used to analyzeepisodes of...

The profit-maximizing and oligopoly bank model developed by Bresnahan and Lau allows determining the degree of market power held by an average bank. The equilibrium price equation includes a mark up, which is not used in the case of perfect competition but which is partially used in the case of...

Tradicionalmente los requerimientos de encaje han sido vistos como un instrumento clave de la política monetaria, sin embargo, recientemente éstos han sido menos esenciales dado que el crecimiento de los agregados monetarios ha dejado de ser el objetivo de política de muchos países. A pesar...

Tradicionalmente los requerimientos de encaje han sido vistos como un instrumento clave de la política monetaria, sin embargo, recientemente éstos han sido menos esenciales dado que el crecimiento de los agregados monetarios ha dejado de ser el objetivo de política de muchos países. A pesar...

El presente documento expone las principales características de la situación actual del mercado de microcrédito en Colombia, destacando aspectos técnicos y regulatorios, así como recientes iniciativas gubernamentales y privadas orientadas a promover el acceso a este tipo de financiación....

English Abstract: This paper analyses the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the financial vulnerability of the Spanish corporate sector. The simulations conducted show that the crisis significantly increased firms’ liquidity needs in 2020, although the measures adopted by national and...