Commodity price shocks and inflation within an optimal monetary policy framework : the case of Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
858
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E43, E58
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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