Forecasting the USD/COP Exchange Rate: A Random Walk with a Variable Drift

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
253
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
C33, F21, F34
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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