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Caída y convergencia mundial de las tasas de inflación

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  • Carlos Esteban Posada Posada
  • Wilman Gómez
  • Remberto Rhenals

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RESUMEN: La tendencia observada desde 1998 a la desinflación mundial y a que las inflaciones nacionales se estabilicen en niveles bajos obedece al comportamiento de la inflación de Estados Unidos. Esto es lo que podemos decir a la luz de resultados econométricos con cifras de frecuencia trimestral de Estados Unidos y de otros 30 países de varios continentes. En efecto, estos resultados son favorables a tal hipótesis y desfavorables a hipótesis alternativas que harían énfasis en las políticas monetarias nacionales o choques deflacionistas de origen “real” (no monetario). Adicionalmente, la evidencia empírica indica que, en general, las políticas monetarias nacionales han sido laxas, en el siguiente sentido: los hacedores de la política monetaria han aprovechado las fuerzas desinflacionarias (o deflacionarias) provenientes de Estados Unidos para ejecutar políticas laxas previendo algunos beneficios de esto (sobre la actividad económica u otros) sin temer que se haga evidente su costo en términos de una mayor inflación. ABSTRACT: The trend observed since 1998 towards global disinflation and for national inflation rates to stabilize at low levels is due to the behavior of inflation in the United States according to the econometric exercises reported in this paper with a quarterly frequency data from the United States and 30 other countries. Additionally, the empirical evidence indicates that, in general, national monetary policies have been lax, in the following sense: monetary policy makers have taken advantage of disinflationary (or deflationary) forces coming from the United States to execute lax policies anticipating some benefits from those without fearing that its cost in terms of higher inflation will become evident.
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  • Carlos Esteban Posada Posada & Wilman Gómez & Remberto Rhenals, 2021. "Caída y convergencia mundial de las tasas de inflación," Documentos de Trabajo de Valor Público 19129, Universidad EAFIT.
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    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • 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
    • E65 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics

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