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Asymmetries in the Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Prices During the Period of Exchange Rate Flexibility in Costa Rica

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  • Carlos Brenes-Soto

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

  • Manfred Esquivel Monge

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

Abstract

The paper analyses the exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices in Costa Rica during the current exchange rate flexibility period and tests whether there is evidence of asymmetry. For this end, we estimate structural distributed lag models that encompasses symmetric and asymmetric data generating process in line with Kilian y Vigfusson (2011). We found evidence of sign asymmetry in the bivariate relationship between inflation and exchange rate and when controlling for interest rate differential and output gap. ***Resumen: El documento analiza el traspaso de movimientos en el tipo de cambio hacia los precios en Costa Rica durante el período de flexibilidad cambiaria y somete a prueba la hipótesis de presencia de asimetría. Se emplean modelos estructurales de rezagos distribuidos que engloban procesos generadores de datos simétricos y asimétricos como casos especiales, en línea con lo propuesto por Kilian y Vigfusson (2011). Se encuentra evidencia de asimetría de signo en la relación bivariada entre inflación y tipo de cambio, y al controlar por diferencial de tasas de interés y brecha del producto.

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  • Carlos Brenes-Soto & Manfred Esquivel Monge, 2019. "Asymmetries in the Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Prices During the Period of Exchange Rate Flexibility in Costa Rica," Documentos de Trabajo 1706, Banco Central de Costa Rica.
  • Handle: RePEc:apk:doctra:1706
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • 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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