Stablecoins: private money, public debt
Global demand for digital payments turns into demand for Treasuries. What that channel implies for monetary policy and emerging economies.
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Dollarization: what the literature actually says
Official, de facto, of prices: why dollarization persists even as inflation falls and which policy options work according to the evidence.
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The credit channel: how the Fed reaches your local bank
Micro-data on banks and firms to trace how the global financial cycle turns into credit supply in Latin America.
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Growth at Risk: measuring what climate can cost growth
Quantile regression, distribution tails and climate shocks: how to move from an “adverse scenario” to a probability with a number.
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Climate change and financial stability: why it is a macroeconomist's topic
Physical risk, transition risk and the role of financial safety nets in the face of climate change in the region.
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Geoeconomic fragmentation: what is at stake for Latin America
Trade and investment are reorganizing into blocs. What the data show for the region and why it can be a connector rather than a victim.
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