A Concise History of Exchange Rate Regimes in Latin America

Roberto Frankel and Martin Rapetti

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Abstract: This paper analyzes the experience of the major Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and others in the post-World-War period, up to the crisis caused by the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble. The authors provide a detailed historical analysis that takes into account the most important economic events that helped determine exchange rate policy, and evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the various exchange rate regimes, and their impact on outcomes including economic growth and inflation.

Keywords: capital controls; capital flows (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F F3 F31 F33 O5 O55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 2010-04
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