Los bancos centrales de América Latina se vieron reforzados en la década de los noventa mediante nuevas leyes de autonomía, la adopción de nuevos regímenes de política monetaria (como los objetivos de inflación) y la mayor transparencia en la toma de decisiones, limitadas por la...

Mexico is the only country in Latin America that has maintained a floating exchange rate regime for a relatively long period of time. Therefore the study of Mexico’s experience could provide useful lessons for other emerging economies. The paper analyses

This study takes stock of the institutional reform of monetary policy in Latin America since the early 1990s. It argues that strengthening the legal independence of central banks, together with macroeconomic policies, was instrumental in reducing inflation from three-digit annual rates in the...

This study takes stock of the institutional reform of monetary policy in Latin America since the early 1990s. It argues that strengthening the legal independence of central banks, together with macroeconomic policies, was instrumental in reducing inflation from three-digit annual rates in the...