Interest Rate Setting and the Colombian Monetary Transmission Mechanism

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
352
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
C33, E43, E52, E58
Palabras clave: 
Banks, Monetary policy, Interest Rates, Panel Data

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