Contents
Foreword
François R. Velde
Acknowledgments
Detecting Fiscal-Monetary Causes of Inflation
Fernando Alvarez, Lars Peter Hansen, and Thomas Sargent
A Framework for Studying the Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America
Timothy J. Kehoe, Juan Pablo Nicolini, and Thomas Sargent
The Case of Argentina
Francisco J. Buera and Juan Pablo Nicolini
Discussion of the Case of Argentina
Guillermo Calvo
Discussion of the Case of Argentina
Andrew Powell
The Case of Bolivia
Timothy J. Kehoe, Carlos Gustavo Machicado Salas, and José Peres Cajías
Discussion of the Case of Bolivia
Manuel Amador
The Case of Brazil
Márcio Garcia, Joao Ayres, Diogo Guillen, and Patrick Kehoe
Discussion of the Case of Brazil
José A. Scheinkman
Discussion of the Case of Brazil
Teresa Ter-Minassian
The Case of Chile
Rodrigo Caputo and Diego Saravia
Discussion of the Case of Chile
Sebastian Edwards
The Case of Colombia
David Perez-Reyna and Daniel Osorio
Discussion of the Case of Colombia
Arturo José Galindo
The Case of Ecuador
Simón Cueva and Julián P. Díaz
Discussion of the Case of Ecuador
Alberto Martin
The Case of Mexico
Felipe Meza
Discussion of the Case of Mexico
Alejandro Werner
The Case of Paraguay
Carlos Javier Charotti, Carlos Fernández Valdovinos, and Felipe González Soley
Discussion of the Case of Paraguay
Roberto Chang
Discussion of the Case of Paraguay
Pablo Andrés Neumeyer
The Case of Peru
César Martinelli and Marco Vega
Discussion of the Case of Peru
Mark Aguiar
Discussion of the Case of Peru
Saki Bigio
The Case of Uruguay
Gabriel Oddone and Joaquín Marandino
Discussion of the Case of Uruguay
Eduardo Fernández Arias
Discussion of the Case of Uruguay
Carlos Végh
The Case of Venezuela
Diego Restuccia
Discussion of the Case of Venezuela
Luigi Bocola
Discussion of the Case of Venezuela
Fabrizio Perri
Lessons from the Monetary and Fiscal History of Latin America
Carlos Esquivel, Timothy J. Kehoe, and Juan Pablo Nicolini
Contributors
Index