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House Prices and Monetary Policy in Colombia

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This paper investigates the possible responses of an inflation-targeting monetary policy in the face of asset price deviations from fundamental values. Focusing on the housing sector of the Colombian economy, we consider a general equilibrium model with frictions in credit market and bubbles in housing prices. We show that monetary policy is less efficient when it responds directly to asset price of housing than a policy that reacts only to deviationsof expected inflation (CPI) from target. Some prudential regulation may provide a better outcome in terms of output and inflation variability.

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  • Martha López, 2006. "House Prices and Monetary Policy in Colombia," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 24(50), pages 212-241, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:col:000107:007498
    DOI: 10.32468/Espe.5005
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    Keywords

    house price bubbles; interest rate rules; monetary policy; inflationtargeting.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E47 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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