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Author/Editor:
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Medina Cas, Stephanie ; Carrion-Menendez, Alejandro ; Frantischek, Florencia P
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Publication Date:
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October 01, 2011
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The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate
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Summary:
Several Central American (CADR) countries with independent monetary policies are strengthening their monetary frameworks and some have implemented or are moving towards inflation targeting (IT) regimes. Strengthening the monetary policy frameworks of CADR is key to improving the effectiveness of monetary policy. The paper reviews the literature on the reforms needed for strengthening the monetary policy frameworks, and examines the experiences of IT countries, Chile, Peru, and Uruguay to help distill lessons for CADR. It also constructs an index to measure the relative strength of the monetary policy framework of CADR countries.
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Series:
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Working Paper No. 11/245
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Central America | Central banks | Chile | Cross country analysis | Inflation targeting | Monetary policy | Peru | Uruguay
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Author's Keyword(s):
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monetary policy | inflation targeting | Central America | Latin America |
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