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Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies | 2012

What determines the sensitivity of the real exchange rate in Colombia to a terms of trade shock

Lavan Mahadeva; Juan Carlos Parra Alvarez

We show that the sensitivity of the real exchange rate to terms of trade shocks is greater the lower the elasticity of final and derived demand between domestic and imported items. We develop a novel Kalman filter-based method to estimate these key parameters for Colombia, taking account of preference shifts, technological relative price trends and errors in sectoral data. We find that the elasticity of the input of the distribution sector in transforming imports from domestic consumption reliably indicates complementarity, implying that rigidities in this sector matter in determining the sensitivity of the Colombian economy to external shocks.


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

Policy Analysis Tool Applied to Colombian Needs: PATACON Model Description

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Juan D. Prada; Diego Rodríguez


Borradores de Economia | 2009

MONETARY POLICY FORECASTING IN A DSGE MODEL WITH DATA THAT IS UNCERTAIN, UNBALANCED AND ABOUT THE FUTURE

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Diego Rodríguez; Luis Eduardo Rojas


Archive | 2013

The Sectoral Effects of Exchange Rate Fluctuations in Fuel-Exporting Countries: A Case Study of Colombia

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva


Archive | 2011

How responsive are real exchange rates in developing countries to terms of trade shocks

Lavan Mahadeva; Juan Carlos Parra Álvarez


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

Uma ferramenta para a análise da política às necessidades da Colômbia: Descrição do modelo Patacon

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Juan D. Prada; Diego Rodríguez


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

SUPERANDO LOS LÍMITES PREDICTIVOS DE LOS MODELOS BASADOS EN LA TEORÍA CON VISIÓN DE FUTURO

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Diego Rodríguez; Luis Eduardo Rojas


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

Una herramienta para el análisis de la política aplicada a las necesidades de Colombia: descripción del modelo Patacon

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Juan D. Prada; Diego Rodríguez


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

SUPERANDO OS LIMITES PREDITIVO DOS MODELOS BASEADOS NA TEORIA COM VISÃO DE FUTURO

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Diego Rodríguez; Luis Eduardo Rojas


Ensayos sobre Política Económica | 2011

Overcoming the Forecasting Limitations of Forward-Looking Theory Based Models

Andrés González; Lavan Mahadeva; Diego Rodríguez; Luis Eduardo Rojas

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Juan D. Prada

National University of Colombia

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