The Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy in Colombia Major Changes and Current Features

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
431
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
E42, E44, E52, E66
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

The Colombian economy experienced several shocks in the past ten years. The permanent fall of inflation, the adoption of inflation targeting (IT) and a financial crisis altered the transmission mechanism of monetary policy. Low inflation and IT reduced in