Monetary policy and macroeconomic stability in Latin America: The cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico

Monetary Policies and Inflation Targeting in Emerging Economies

Volumn 9789264044630, Issue , 2008, Pages 15-41

  De Mello, Luiz ^a   Moccero, Diego ^a  

^a OECD ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT   (France)

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EID: 79953059861     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1787/9789264044630-2-en     Document Type: Chapter

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