The Risk-Taking Channel and Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
616
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E44, G21, L14
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

The recent financial crisis has brought to the forefront the need of a better understanding of the transmission mechanisms of monetary policy. The main step forward in this direction has drawn on work aimed at stressing the role of the financial sector in