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Inflation Targeting in Latin America: Toward a Monetary Union?

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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 off adopting a common currency? Would they be better off if they dollarize? Would a common currency be a better alternative than dollarization? The answers I give to these questions are yes, yes (except for Brazil) and maybe.

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  • Marc Hofstetter, 2011. "Inflation Targeting in Latin America: Toward a Monetary Union?," Economía Journal, The Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA, vol. 0(Fall 2011), pages 71-118, August.
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    Keywords

    Monetary Union Inflation Targeting Latin America Monetary Policy;

    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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