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Estimation of the Neutral Real Interest Rate for Costa Rica

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  • Evelyn Muñoz-Salas

    (Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

  • Adolfo Rodríguez-Vargas

    (Department of Economic Research, Central Bank of Costa Rica)

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A central bank that uses the interest rate as monetary policy instrument requires an estimation of the neutral real interest rate (NRIR) that allows it to define the monetary policy stance to achieve its inflation target. On June 2011, the Central Bank of Costa Rica started a new monetary policy strategy by establishing the monetary policy rate (TPM) as one of its policy instruments. This rate is the reference on the money market for transactions that financial intermediaries carry out among them and with the Central Bank, most of which are one-day operations in the “Integrated Liquidity Market” (MIL).Previous estimates of the NRIR for Costa Rica did not take into account the information embodied on the MPR. Common practice up to now, was to use average rates paid on liabilities by financial entities in order to obtain the NRIR indicator.This paper estimates the NRIR from actual values of the TPM for Costa Rica for the first time. On the basis of monthly data from 2002-2015 and combining the estimations obtained with different methodologies, we estimate the neutral real interest rate for Costa Rica to be around 1,4%. ***Resumen: Un banco central que utilice la tasa de interés como instrumento de control monetario requiere contar con una estimación de la tasa de interés real neutral (TIRN) que sirva como referencia para tomar las decisiones de política conducentes a lograr su objetivo de inflación.En junio del 2011 el Banco Central de Costa Rica redefinió su estrategia de control monetario, para lo que estableció la tasa de política monetaria como instrumento. Esta tasa es la referencia para las operaciones que realicen los intermediarios financieros en el Mercado integrado de liquidez para las operaciones a muy corto plazo (principalmente a un día).En vista de que este mecanismo de control monetario es relativamente reciente, la estimación de la TIRN para Costa Rica disponible hasta este momento se realizó tomando como referencia una tasa pasiva promedio pagada por los intermediarios financieros.Este documento aborda por primera vez la estimación de la tasa de interés real neutral a partir de una tasa de política monetaria para Costa Rica. Considerando información mensual para el periodo 2009-2015 y combinando las estimaciones provenientes de diversas metodologías, la tasa de interés real neutral para Costa Rica se ubica en torno a 1,4%.

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  • Evelyn Muñoz-Salas & Adolfo Rodríguez-Vargas, 2019. "Estimation of the Neutral Real Interest Rate for Costa Rica," Documentos de Trabajo 1605, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
  • Handle: RePEc:apk:doctra:1605
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    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy

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