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The Return of the Interventionist Central Bank: The Pendulum of Monetary Regimes in Latin America

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  • Esteban Pérez Caldentey

    (CEPAL)

  • Matías Vernengo

    (Bucknell University)

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This article reviews the history of monetary regimes and central banks in the periphery, with an emphasis on Latin America. It suggests that there has been a pendulum between situations in which integration into the global economy has increased, implementing monetary regimes that privilege the automaticity of monetary policy, with periods of affirmation of development, and emphasis on the need for intervention by central banks. The article suggests that the last two crises, and the renewal of the global financial cycle, mark a change in the international monetary regime and the need for a return from the interventionist central bank.

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  • Esteban Pérez Caldentey & Matías Vernengo, 2020. "The Return of the Interventionist Central Bank: The Pendulum of Monetary Regimes in Latin America," Ensayos Económicos, Central Bank of Argentina, Economic Research Department, vol. 1(75), pages 5-29, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcr:ensayo:v:1:y:2020:i:75:p:5-29
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    Keywords

    central bank; financial cycles; Latin America;
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    JEL classification:

    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F38 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Financial Policy: Financial Transactions Tax; Capital Controls
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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