Inflation Targeting in Latin America: Toward a Monetary Union?

Serie

  • Documentos CEDE

Resumen

  • In recent years, five of the main economies in Latin America -Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Colombia and Peru- have adopted Inflation Targeting regimes. In the context of these converging monetary strategies, would the IT nations in the region be better o adopting a common currency? Would they be better o if they dollarize? Would a common currency be a better alternative than dollarization? The answers to these questions are yes, yes and maybe.

fecha de publicación

  • 2009-08

Líneas de investigación

  • Inflation Targeting
  • Latin America
  • Monetary Policy
  • Monetary Union

Issue

  • 5855